Synthesis of star poly(N-vinylcarbazole) by microwave-assisted reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (RAFT)

Polymers

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1183-1194

  Grigoras, Mircea ^a   Negru, Oana Iuliana ^a  

^a PETRU PONI INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Microwave assisted polymerization; N vinylcarbazole; RAFT polymerization; Star polymers; Three functional dithiocarbamate chain transfer agent

Indexed keywords

CHAIN TRANSFER AGENTS; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED; N-VINYLCARBAZOLE; RAFT POLYMERIZATION; STAR POLYMERS;

BENZENE; ETHERS; LIVING POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; STARS;

FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 84862560638     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym4021183     Document Type: Article

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