title: First report of reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerisation in room temperature ionic liquids.
abstract: The Reversible Addition-Fragmentation chain Transfer (RAFT) polymerisation of acrylates, methacrylates and styrene is reported for the first time in room temperature ionic liquids; the acrylate and methacrylate polymerisations show a living character and lead to well-characterised polymers, with narrow polydispersity (< 1.3); in the case of styrene, the insolubility of the polymer in the ionic liquids stops the polymerisation at an early stage.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Advanced Macromolecular Design, School of Chemical Engineering & Industrial Chemistry, University of New South Wales, NSW, 2052 Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perrier
authors.forename: Thomas P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Adrian J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Carmichael
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Haddleton