Transition-metal-mediated radical polymerization

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-012245",
  "term": "Transition-metal-mediated radical polymerization",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A type of reversible-deactivation radical polymerization that employs transition metal complexes to control the concentration of propagating radicals. The metal complex reversibly activates and deactivates dormant polymer chains, leading to living polymerization characteristics and narrow molecular weight distributions. Atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) is a prominent example of this technique.",
  "synonyms": [
    "transition-metal-mediated reversible-deactivation radical polymerization"
  ],
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "cobalt-mediated radical polymerization",
    "reversible-deactivation radical polymerization",
    "atom-transfer radical polymerization",
    "organometallic-mediated radical polymerization"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2022, 94, 1093. 'Terminology for chain polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1111 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-1211)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/transition-metal-mediated-radical-polymerization/"
}