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Josyula, Gangadhar Panambur and Scott Batcheller__ ## RAFT polymerization process In 1998, members of an Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization (CSIRO) team discovered the RAFT polymerization method.1  ## Why use RAFT methods? - The process allows radical-initiated growing polymer chains to degeneratively transfer reactivity from one to another through the use of key functional groups (dithioesters, trithiocarbonates, xanthates and dithiocarbamates). - RAFT agents help to minimize out-of-control growth and prevent unwanted termination events from occurring, effectively controlling polymer properties like molecular weight and polydispersity. - RAFT agents are commercially available. - RAFT does not use any cytotoxic heavy metal components (unlike ATRP). ## Classes of RAFT agents   - __Dithiocarbamates__  Z1 is typically -Me or other alkyl Z2 is typically -Ph or other aromatic - __Xanthates__  Z is typically an alkyl chain (Et) - __Dithioesters__  Z can vary widely, but is typically -Ph - __Trithiocarbonates__  Z is typically an alkyl group (C12H25, etc.) ## Versatility of RAFT - RAFT is compatible with most functional groups and solvents, including water. - RAFT polymerizations are often mildly tolerant to oxygen content, especially when compared to living anionic polymerizations. - RAFT agents may be tuned to give polymers with telechelic functionality, for further processing/ binding events. - The RAFT technique requires no special equipment or vacuum glassware. - RAFT polymers can be applied to any field, from electronics to cell biology. ## Compatibility table  ## RAFT efficacy A series of five RAFT polymerizations were carried out using our RAFT agents, monomers, and initiators: | | | | | | | | |-------------------|-----------|-------------|------------|------------|------------|------| | Polymer | Conv (%); | MnTheo (Da) | MnNMR (Da) | MwGPC (Da) | MnGPC (Da) | PDI | | 1\. P*t*BA | 33% | 4,600 | 4,800 | 5,000 | 4,700 | 1.06 | | 2\. P*t*BA-*b*-PS | 35% | 7,400 | 7,200 | 7,200 | 6,300 | 1.15 | | 3\. PEO-*b*-PS | 29% | 7,300 | 7,400 | 7,000 | 6,300 | 1.04 | | 4\. PVAc | 65% | 12,300 | 12,300 | 18,000 | 14,800 | 1.21 | | 5\. PMMA | 60% | 15,400 | 15,000 | 16,400 | 14,900 | 1.10 | ### New class of RAFT CTAs: Universal, pH-switchable RAFT agents  ## Materials Przepraszamy, wystąpił nieoczekiwany błąd Response not successful: Received status code 500 ### References 1\. Chiefari J, Chong YK(, Ercole F, Krstina J, Jeffery J, Le TPT, Mayadunne RTA, Meijs GF, Moad CL, Moad G, et al. 1998. Living Free-Radical Polymerization by Reversible Addition?Fragmentation Chain Transfer:  The RAFT Process. Macromolecules. 31(16):5559-5562. 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