Controlled synthesis of reactive polymers and hybrid dendritic macromolecules by 'living' free radical procedures

Abstract

A novel process for the construction of hybrid dendritic linear block copolymers with controlled molecular weights and law polydispersities based on 'living' free radical procedures for construction of a variety of reactive linear polymers is introduced. This methodology allows the synthesis of extremely large dendritic macromolecules in only a limited number of steps.