title: Polymerization Initiated by Organic Electron Donors.
abstract: Polymerization reactions with organic electron donors (OED) as initiators are presented herein. The metal-free polymerization of various activated alkene and cyclic ester monomers was performed in short reaction times, under mild conditions, with small amounts of organic reducing agents, and without the need for co-initiators or activation by photochemical, electrochemical, or other methods. Hence, OED initiators enabled the development of an efficient, rapid, room-temperature process that meets the technical standards expected for industrial processes, such as energy savings, cost-effectiveness and safety. Mechanistic investigations support an electron-transfer initiation pathway that leads to the reduction of the monomer.
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, ICR UMR 7273, 13013, Marseille, France. julie.broggi@univ-amu.fr.|Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, LPCR (ICR), 13005, Marseille, France. julie.broggi@univ-amu.fr.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Broggi
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, ICR UMR 7273, 13013, Marseille, France.|Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CROPS (ICR), 13013, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rollet
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, ICR UMR 7273, 13013, Marseille, France.|Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CROPS (ICR), 13013, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Clément
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CINaM UMR 7325, 13009, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Canard
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, ICR UMR 7273, 13013, Marseille, France.|Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, LPCR (ICR), 13005, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Terme
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, ICR UMR 7273, 13013, Marseille, France.|Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, CROPS (ICR), 13013, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gigmes
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, ICR UMR 7273, 13013, Marseille, France. patrice.vanelle@univ-amu.fr.|Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, LPCR (ICR), 13005, Marseille, France. patrice.vanelle@univ-amu.fr.
authors.forename: Patrice
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vanelle
keywords: chain-growth polymerization; electron transfer; organic electron donors; reaction mechanisms; reduction