Description
Polymers are huge macromolecules composed of repeating structural units. While polymer in popular usage suggests plastic, the term actually refers to a large class of natural and synthetic materials. Due to the extraordinary range of properties accessible, polymers have come to play an essential and ubiquitous role in everyday life - from plastics and elastomers on the one hand to natural biopolymers such as DNA and proteins on the other hand. The study of polymer science begins with understanding the methods in which these materials are synthesized. Polymer synthesis is a complex procedure and can take place in a variety of ways. This book brings together the "Who is who" of polymer science to give the readers an overview of the large field of polymer synthesis. It is a one-stop reference and a must-have for all Chemists, Polymer Chemists, Chemists in Industry, and Materials Scientists.
Chapter
2 Polymer Synthesis: An Industrial Perspective
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33 – 51
3 From Heterogeneous Ziegler–Natta to Homogeneous Single-Center Group 4 Organometallic Catalysts: A Primer on the Coordination Polymerization of Olefins
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51 – 93
4 Cobalt-Mediated Radical Polymerization
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93 – 107
5 Anionic Polymerization: Recent Advances
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107 – 161
6 Alkyne Metathesis Polymerization (ADIMET) and Macrocyclization (ADIMAC)
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161 – 181
7 The Synthesis of Conjugated Polythiophenes by Kumada Cross-Coupling
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181 – 225
8 ''Absolute'' Asymmetric Polymerization within Crystalline Architectures: Relevance to the Origin of Homochirality
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225 – 261
9 Synthesis of Abiotic Foldamers
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261 – 289
10 Cylindrical Polymer Brushes
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289 – 341
11 Block Copolymers by Multi-Mode Polymerizations
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341 – 377
12 Advances in the Synthesis of Cyclic Polymers
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377 – 399
13 Cyclodehydrogenation in the Synthesis of Graphene-Type Molecules
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399 – 447
14 Polymerizations in Micro-Reactors
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447 – 475
15 Miniemulsion Polymerization
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475 – 501
16 New Conjugated Polymers and Synthetic Methods
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501 – 513
17 Polycatenanes
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513 – 557
18 Multicyclic Polymers
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557 – 573
19 Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization
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573 – 613
20 Recent Advances in ADMET Polycondensation Chemistry
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613 – 627
21 Macromolecular Engineering via RAFT Chemistry: From Sequential to Modular Design
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627 – 653
22 Suzuki Polycondensation
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653 – 703
23 Enzymatic Polymerization
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703 – 727
24 Hyperbranched Polymers: Synthesis and Characterization Aspects
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727 – 767
25 Emulsion Polymerization
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767 – 801
26 Carbocationic Polymerization
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801 – 845
27 From Star-Like to Dendrimer-Like Polymers
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845 – 867
28 Two-Dimensional Polymers
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867 – 927
29 Poly(para-Phenylene Vinylene)s
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927 – 949
30 ''Click'' Chemistry in Polymer Science: CuAAC and Thiol–Ene Coupling for the Synthesis and Functionalization of Macromolecules
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949 – 999
31 Carbenes in Polymer Synthesis
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999 – 1037
32 Polymerization in Confined Geometries
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1037 – 1053
33 Accelerated Approaches to Dendrimers
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1053 – 1083
34 Supramolecular Polymers
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1083 – 1115
35 Nucleic Acid Polymers and DNA Synthetic Polymer Hybrid Materials Generated by Molecular Biology Techniques
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1115 – 1139
36 Cyclodextrin-Based Polyrotaxanes
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1139 – 1157
37 Dendronized Polymers: An Approach to Single Molecular Objects
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1157 – 1187