Issue 38, 2022

The challenges of controlling polymer synthesis at the molecular and macromolecular level

Abstract

Modern applications of polymers demand further elaboration of molecular-level structures as well as control of various macro-level features. There have been significant advances towards applying the science of synthetic organic chemistry to this end with ever-developing precision. Polymers present a unique challenge and opportunity because their synthesis is an inherently divergent process and therefore yields statistical materials. Furthermore, it is a challenge to simultaneously control chemical features of polymers on both the micro and macro level, because one does not inform the other in a straightforward way. In this Perspective article, we highlight developments and opportunities in the broad aspects of synthesising polymers in a controlled fashion, particularly through radical chemistry.

Graphical abstract: The challenges of controlling polymer synthesis at the molecular and macromolecular level

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
29 Nov 2021
Accepted
09 Sep 2022
First published
22 Sep 2022

Polym. Chem., 2022,13, 5431-5446

The challenges of controlling polymer synthesis at the molecular and macromolecular level

K. Hakobyan, J. Xu and M. Müllner, Polym. Chem., 2022, 13, 5431 DOI: 10.1039/D1PY01581H

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