Relationship between one-electron transition-metal reactivity and radical polymerization processes

Rinaldo Poli (1)

1 LCC - Laboratoire de chimie de coordination

Controlled radical polymerization has come along in leaps and bounds following the development of efficient transition‐metal catalysts for atom‐transfer radical polymerization. Another type of controlled radical polymerization process, namely organometallic radical polymerization, uses the reversible formation of metal–carbon bonds. Metals are also implicated in catalytic chain transfer, a process that involves the abstraction of hydrogen atoms. This Minireview discusses the importance of one‐electron transition‐metal reactivity in metal‐mediated controlled radical polymerization processes.

Mots clés: Transition metals; Controlled radical polymerization; Atom transfer; Homolytic bond dissociation energy; One-electron oxidative addition; Catalytic chain transfer

Domaines: Chimie de coordination; Catalyse; Polymères

Rinaldo Poli. Relationship between one-electron transition-metal reactivity and radical polymerization processes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2006, 45 (31), pp.5058-5070. ⟨10.1002/anie.200503785⟩. ⟨hal-03195911⟩