Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) is an efficient controlled radical polymerization systems relying on intermittent activation of dormant alkyl halides to propagating radicals, especially in the presence of Cu complexes with various N-based ligands.  Recent advances in the ATRP initiating/catalytic systems allowed reduction of Cu concentration to ppm level in the presence of reducing agents or electrical current. ATRP of (meth)acrylates, styrenes, acrylamides, acrylonitrile and other vinyl monomers results in (co) polymers with controlled molecular weights in a large range and with designed molecular weight distribution . Polymers have been formed quantitatively in bulk, in solution and in dispersed media. Block, graft, star, gradient, hyperbranched copolymers, as well as gels and networks have been synthesized. The (co)polymers made by ATRP find applications as components of various advanced materials. Examples of design, synthesis, characterization and applications of various polymeric materials enabled by ATRP will be presented.

ATRP: From mechanisms and synthesis to new materials and applications

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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