Combination of the Photoinduced Atom Transfer Radical Addition Reaction and Living Cationic Polymerization: A Latent Initiator Strategy toward Tailoring Polymer Molecular Weight Distributions

The polymer molecular weight distribution (MWD) has a vital impact on material properties. Here, we presented a convenient approach for controlling the MWD in batch polymerization by a latent initiator strategy, which is realized by the photocontrolled transformation from the latent initiator to the initiator during polymerization. A photoinduced atom transfer radical addition reaction and living cationic polymerization were combined in this...