Polymer Division
Subcommittee on Polymer Terminology
Terminology for radical polymerizations with minimal
termination - the so-called 'living' and/or 'controlled' radical polymerization
This document defines terms related to modern methods
of radical polymerization, in which certain additives react reversibly
with the radicals, thus enabling the reactions to take on much of the
character of living polymerisations. In recent technical literature,
these reactions have often been referred to as, inter alia, 'controlled'
or 'controlled/living' polymerizations. The phenomenon is defined, a
name for it is recommended, and definitions are provided for the relevant
basic terms.
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Comments by 30 September 2008
Prof. Aubrey D. Jenkins
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Hassocks, West Sussex BN6 8JS
United Kingdom
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