Raft polymers
AssigneeCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
InventorsJohn Chiefari, Christian Hornung, Almar Postma, Simon Saubern
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Abstract
The invention provides for a process for removing thiocarbonylthio groups from polymer prepared by RAFT polymerisation, the process comprising: introducing into a flow reactor a solution comprising the RAFT polymer in solvent; and promoting a reaction within the flow reactor that removes the thiocarbonylthio groups so as to form a solution that flows out of the reactor comprising the RAFT polymer absent the thiocarbonylthio groups.
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A process for removing thiocarbonylthio groups from a polymer prepared by RAFT polymerisation, the process comprising:
- introducing into a flow reactor a solution comprising the RAFT polymer in solvent;
- and promoting a reaction within the flow reactor that removes the thiocarbonylthio groups so as to form a solution that flows out of the reactor comprising the RAFT polymer absent the thiocarbonylthio groups.
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