title: Insights into relevant mechanistic aspects about the induction period of Cu(0)/Me(6)TREN-mediated reversible-deactivation radical polymerization.
abstract: There is a controversial debate about the mechanism of the Cu(0)-catalyzed radical polymerization. Herein, a comparative analysis of a series of reactions catalyzed by different valent copper shows that the induction period and the subsequent autoaccelerated polymerization of a Cu(0)/Me6TREN-catalyzed system originate from the accumulation of soluble copper species, and Cu(I) is still a powerful activator under its disproportionation favored conditions.
authors.affiliation: Charles Institute of Dermatology, School of Medicine and Medical Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. wenxin.wang@ucd.ie.
authors.forename: Yongsheng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Tianyu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Dezhong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Udo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Greiser
authors.forename: Wenxin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D058105:Polymerization
chemical_list: D003300:Copper