title: Ultra-fast microwave enhanced reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization: monomers to polymers in minutes.
abstract: Microwave mediated RAFT polymerization leads to ultra-fast polymerizations, whilst keeping excellent control over molecular weights and molecular weight distributions; this is the first example of such a dramatic effect of microwaves on living radical polymerization kinetics, and it shows the potential for chemists to produce very well controlled polymers in a matter of minutes.
authors.affiliation: University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, UKLS2 9JT.
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Rayner
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rannard
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perrier
mesh_terms: D000179:Acrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D008872:Microwaves; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D020058:Styrene / Q000737:chemistry; D013997:Time Factors; D014753:Vinyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000179:Acrylates; D011108:Polymers; D014753:Vinyl Compounds; D020058:Styrene; C011566:vinyl acetate; C035956:methyl acrylate