Organometallic-mediated radical polymerization

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-008320",
  "term": "Organometallic-mediated radical polymerization",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A reversible-deactivation radical polymerization in which an organometallic species reversibly forms a covalent bond with the growing polymer chain end. This process creates a dynamic equilibrium between active propagating radicals and dormant organometallic adducts, controlling the polymerization. Cobalt-mediated radical polymerization is a specific example of this mechanism, using organocobalt complexes to regulate chain growth.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "reversible-deactivation radical polymerization",
    "atom-transfer radical polymerization",
    "cobalt-mediated radical polymerization",
    "degenerative chain-transfer radical polymerization",
    "stable-radical-mediated polymerization"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2022, 94, 1093. 'Terminology for chain polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1106 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-1211)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/organometallic-mediated-radical-polymerization/"
}