Polymethylene-based copolymers by polyhomologation or by its combination with controlled/living and living polymerizations.
Polyhomologation, recently developed by Shea, is a borane-initiated living polymerization of ylides leading to linear polymethylenes (C1 polymerization) with controlled molecular weight, low polydispersity, and well-defined structures. In this Review, the copolyhomologation of different ylides as well as the combination of polyhomologation with controlled/living (nitroxide-mediated, atom transfer radical, reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer) and living (ring opening, anionic) polymerizations is discussed.
KAUST Catalysis Center, Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Hefeng
H
Zhang
Nazeeha
N
Alkayal
Yves
Y
Gnanou
Nikos
N
Hadjichristidis
D001895:Boron / Q000737:chemistry; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry; D009589:Nitrogen Oxides / Q000737:chemistry; D058105:Polymerization; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*
D009589:Nitrogen Oxides; D011108:Polymers; C039900:nitroxyl; D001895:Boron
controlled/living and living polymerizations; polyhomologation; polymethylene-based copolymers