Synlett 2018; 29(12): 1543-1551
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1591974
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Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization of Semifluorinated (Meth)acrylates

Honghong Gong
State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. of China   Email: chenmao@fudan.edu.cn
,
Yu Gu
State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. of China   Email: chenmao@fudan.edu.cn
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Mao Chen  *
State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. of China   Email: chenmao@fudan.edu.cn
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Financial support of this work comes from the National Natural ­Science Foundation of China (NSFC, no. 21704016), start-up funding from Fudan University, and the Youth 1000 Talent Plan Program of China.
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Publication History

Received: 17 January 2018

Accepted after revision: 10 March 2018

Publication Date:
18 April 2018 (online)


Abstract

Fluorinated polymers are important materials for applications in many areas. This article summarizes the development of controlled/living radical polymerization (CRP) of semifluorinated (meth)acrylates, and briefly introduces their reaction mechanisms. While the classical CRP such as atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization and nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization (NMP) have promoted the preparation of semifluorinated polymers with tailor-designed architectures, recent development of photo-CRP has led to unprecedented accuracy and monomer scope. We expect that synthetic advances will facilitate the engineering of advanced fluorinated materials with unique properties.

1 Introduction

2 Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

3 Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization

4 Nitroxide-Mediated Radical Polymerization

5 Photo-CRP Mediated with Metal Complexes

6 Metal-free Photo-CRP

7 Conclusion