In the vast majority of atom transfer radical polymerizations, alkyl bromides or chlorides are commonly employed as initiators. Herein, iodides demonstrated ATRP

To modify the surface properties of inorganic materials, we successfully covalently attached a stable monolayer, with high grafting density, of N,N(diethyl)dithiocarbamoylbenzyl(trimethoxy)silane on the surface of silicon wafers and glass substrates, thereby creating a surface-grafted photoinitiator for “living” free radical photopolymerization. The surface-grafted initiators were utilized for ...

This paper documents and reinvestigates the solid-state crystal structures of 4,4′-azobis-4-cyanopentanoic acid (ACPA), a water-soluble azobis-nitrile immense utility as radical initiator in living polymerizations labile mechanophore that can be embedded within long polymer chains to undergo selective scission under mechanical activation. Surprisingly, for such applications, both commercially a...

Two very rapid yttrium initiators for lactide polymerisation are reported; the nuclearity (monomer vs. dimer) of the initiator controls the stereochemistry of the polylactide produced.

(Diamine)Pd(0)(dichlone)/NaBPh 4 systems have been revealed to be effective initiators for diazoacetate polymerization, yielding moderately syndiotactic polymers in moderate yields.