stable-radical-mediated polymerization

initialism: SRMP
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Reversible-deactivation radical polymerization in which the deactivation involves reversible coupling with stable (persistent) radicals.
Notes:
  1. Processes known to involve stable-radical-mediated polymerization include aminoxyl-mediated radical polymerization and some forms of organometallic-mediated radical polymerization.
  2. The use of the term 'free radical' is deprecated in IUPAC terminology.
  3. Initialization may involve decomposition of an initiator in the presence of monomer and the stable radical. Polymerization then starts when there is complete consumption of the stable radical.
  4. The species identified as stable radicals in stable-radical-mediated polymerization are not necessarily stable in a thermodynamic sense.
Source:
PAC, 2022, 94, 1093. (Terminology for chain polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)) on page 1106 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'stable-radical-mediated polymerization' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08921 RIS BibTex EndNote
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