Precise synthesis of block polymers composed of three or more blocks by specially designed linking methodologies in conjunction with living anionic polymerization system

Polymers

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1012-1040

  Matsuo, Yuri ^a   Konno, Ryuji ^a   Ishizone, Takashi ^a   Goseki, Raita ^a   Hirao, Akira ^a,b  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

phenyl acrylate reaction site; Anionic polymerization; Benzyl chloride reaction site; Block polymer; Linking methodology; Multiblock polymer

Indexed keywords

LINKING METHODOLOGY; LIVING ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION; METHYL METHACRYLATES; MULTIBLOCK POLYMERS; POLY(2-VINYLPYRIDINE) (P2VP); POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; REACTION SITES; SEQUENTIAL POLYMERIZATION;

ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ESTERS; MICROCHANNELS; MONOMERS; STEREOCHEMISTRY; STYRENE;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84885158478     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/polym5031012     Document Type: Review

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