title: Self-condensing vinyl polymerization: an approach to dendritic materials.
abstract: Self-condensing vinyl polymerization was used to produce dendritic polymers with both highly branched structures and numerous reactive groups. A vinyl monomer will undergo self-polymerization if it contains a pendant group that can be transformed into an initiating moiety by the action of an external stimulus. The self-polymerization combines features of a classical vinyl polymerization process with those of a polycondensation because growth is accomplished by the coupling of reactive oligomers. Highly branched, irregular dendritic structures with a multiplicity of reactive functionalities are obtained by polymerization of 3-(1-chloroethyl)-ethenylbenzene.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fréchet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Henmi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gitsov
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aoshima
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Leduc
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Grubbs