Microwave-Assisted Polymer Synthesis: Recent Developments in a Rapidly Expanding Field of Research
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Hoogenboom, Richard; Schubert, Ulrich S.
- Abstract:
- The use of microwave irradiation has become a common heat source in organic chemistry.
Inspired by this enormous success, the use of microwave irradiation is also increasingly
studied for polymerization reactions. The present review discusses developments in this
rapidly growing field of research. The main areas in which the use of microwave irradiation
has been explored in the recent years are step-growth polymerizations, ring- opening polymerizations
as well as radical
polymerizations. These different
areas will be addressed in
detail, whereby special attention
will be given to observed
improvements resulting from
the use of microwave irradiation
as well as the occurrence
of non-thermal effects.
- Year:
- 2007
- Type of Publication:
- Article
- Journal:
- Macromolecular Rapid Communications
- Volume:
- 28
- Pages:
- 368 - 386