Nitroxide telechelic oligomers

However, in 1994 LRP officially appeared that allowed for a major evolution of both the telechelic oligomers and the macromonomers. Indeed, LRP techniques provided new end groups such as nitroxides, dithioesters, xanthates, or even halogens, which could be easily modified. 

Telechelic Oligomers Obtained by Nitroxide-Mediated Polymerization... 

On the other hand, a functionality of 1 on each chain end will be related to telechelic compounds (Scheme 1). This includes diols, diamines, and diacides. Of course it also comprises diolefin compounds that usually lead to gels or networks. We can also note that when the G and G functional groups are different at each chain end, the appropriate term becomes heterotelechelic (Table 1). It is also necessary to specify the particular case of macromolecules bearing a well-identified G functionality at one chain end and a thermally reactivated group at the G chain end. These groups can be nitroxides, an iodine atom, xanthate, etc.and are commonly used in living radical polymerizations (LRP). These compounds may be classified as monofunctional oligomers (Table 1). 

In this review, the term macromer is used to describe oligomer or polymer precursors that undergo reversible association to form supramolecular polymers or networks. Macromer synthesis, although a crucial aspect of supramolecular science, is also out of the scope of this review. Several comprehensive reviews of the synthesis of H-bonding polymers are available [10, 11,42] and primarily describe the application of controlled radical polymerization techniques, including atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization, and nitroxide-mediated polymerization (NMP). For synthesis of telechelic polymers, avoiding monofunctional impurities that can act as chain stoppers is crucially important [43],... 

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