Department of Chemical Sciences-University of Padova, Via Marzolo, 1-35131, Padova, Italy.
Chem Rec. 2021 Sep;21(9):2203-2222. doi: 10.1002/tcr.202100028. Epub 2021 Mar 22.
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) is the most powerful and most employed technology of Controlled Radical Polymerization (CRP) to produce polymers with well-defined architecture, that is, composition, topology, and functionality. Several hundreds of papers are published every year on ATRP processes, mainly based on empiric experimental procedures. Electrochemistry powerfully entered in the field of ATRP about 10 years ago, providing important contributions both to the further development of the process and to a better understanding of its mechanism. Five main issues took advantage of electrochemistry and/or its synergism with ATRP: i) understanding the mechanism of ATRP activation; ii) determination of thermodynamic parameters; iii) determination of activation and deactivation rate constants; iv) the SARA ATRP vs SET-LRP dispute: the role of Cu ; v) electrochemically-mediated ATRP.
原子转移自由基聚合（ATRP）是最强大、应用最广泛的可控自由基聚合（CRP）技术，可用于制备具有明确结构的聚合物，即组成、拓扑结构和功能。每年都有数百篇关于 ATRP 工艺的论文发表，主要基于经验性的实验程序。电化学大约在 10 年前强势进入 ATRP 领域，为该工艺的进一步发展和对其机理的更好理解提供了重要贡献。电化学和/或其与 ATRP 的协同作用主要在以下五个方面受益：i）了解 ATRP 活化的机理；ii）测定热力学参数；iii）确定活化和失活速率常数；iv）SARA ATRP 与 SET-LRP 的争议：Cu 的作用；v）电化学介导的 ATRP。
