Rare earth metal-mediated group transfer polymerization (REM-GTP) of polar-modified olefins combines the advantages of living ionic and coordinative polymerizations and is thus predestined for the synthesis of designed functional materials. Based on the development of a deeper understanding of the underlying initiation and propagation mechanisms, the applicability of REM-GTP was extended to further monomer classes and its utilization for the production of tailor-made functional polymer-based architectures has been evaluated.
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Rare earth metal-mediated group transfer polymerization (REM-GTP) of polar-modified olefins combines the advantages of living ionic and coordinative polymerizations and is thus predestined for the synthesis of designed functional materials. Based on the development of a deeper understanding of the underlying initiation and propagation mechanisms, the applicability of REM-GTP was extended to further monomer classes and its utilization for the production of tailor-made functional polymer-based arc...
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