Explore this one-stop resource for reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization from a leading voice in chemistry  RAFT Polymerization: Methods, Synthesis and Applications delivers a comprehensive and insightful analysis of reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (RAFT) and its applications to fields as diverse as material science, industrial chemistry, and medicine. This one-stop resource offers readers a detailed synopsis of the current state of RAFT polymerization.   This text will inspire further research and continue the drive to an ever-increasing range of applications by synthesizing and explaining the more central existing literature on RAFT polymerization. It contains a beginner’s guide on how to do a RAFT polymerization before moving on to much more advanced techniques and concepts, like the kinetics and mechanisms of the RAFT process. The distinguished editors have also included resources covering the four major classes of RAFT agents and recent developments in processes for initiating RAFT polymerization. Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of:  A thorough introduction to the mechanisms, theory, and mathematical modeling of RAFT  Explorations of RAFT agent design and synthesis, dithioesters, dithiobenzoates, trithiocarbonates, xanthates, dithiocarbamates, macromonomer RAFT, and RAFT copolymerization  Discussions of a variety of RAFT architectures, including multiblocks, combs, hyperbranched polymers, and stars  Treatments of end group transformation, cationic RAFT, high-throughput RAFT, and RAFT in continuous flow  An examination of sequence defined polymers by RAFT  Perfect for organic chemists, polymer chemists, and materials scientists, RAFT Polymerization: Methods, Synthesis and Applications will also earn a place in the libraries of chemical engineers seeking a one-stop reference for this method of controlled radical polymerization with a wide range of applications in multiple areas.   

Table of Contents:
Overview Terminology in Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization (RDRP) and Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) Polymerization. How to do a RAFT Polymerisation Kinetics and Mechanism of RAFT Polymerizations RAFT Mechanisms Quantum-Chemical Studies of RAFT Polymerization Mathematical Modeling of RAFT Polymerization Dithioesters in RAFT Polymerization Trithiocarbonates in RAFT Polymerization Xanthates in RAFT Polymerization Dithiocarbamates in RAFT Polymerization Photo RAFT Polymerization Redox initiated RAFT Polymerization and (Electro)Chemical Activation of RAFT Agents Considerations for and Applications of Aqueous RAFT Polymerization RAFT-Mediated Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly (PISA) RAFT Functional End-Groups: Installation and Transformation Sequence-Encoded RAFT oligomers and polymers Synthesis and Application of Reactive Polymers via RAFT Polymerization RAFT Crosslinking Polymerization Complex Polymeric Architectures Synthesised through RAFT Polymerization Star Polymers by RAFT Polymerization Surface and Particle Modification via RAFT Polymerization: An Update High Throughput / High Output Experimentation in RAFT Polymer Synthesis An Industrial History of RAFT Polymerization Cationic RAFT Polymerization