title: Stereogradient polymers formed by controlled/living radical polymerization of bulky methacrylate monomers.
abstract: Life RAFT: A bulky methacrylate monomer, triphenylmethyl methacrylate (TrMA), was polymerized with reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) agents. Stereogradient polymers in which the isospecificity increased spontaneously as the monomer concentration decreased were formed by a polymerization-depolymerization equilibrium that can convert a less stable growing polymer terminal into a more stable form (see picture).
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishitake
authors.forename: Kotaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Masami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamigaito
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okamoto