Living free-radical polymerization
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Main article: reversible-deactivation radical polymerization
Living free radical polymerization is a type of living polymerization where the active polymer chain end is a free radical. Several methods exist. IUPAC recommends[1] to use the term "reversible-deactivation radical polymerization" instead of "living free radical polymerization", though the two terms are not synonymous.
IUPAC definition for
reversible-deactivation radical polymerization
reversible-deactivation radical polymerization
Chain polymerization, propagated by radicals that are deactivated reversibly, bringing them into active/dormant equilibria of which there might be more than one.[1]
See also reversible-deactivation polymerization RDP.