| abstract |
Provided is a method of living radical polymerization which does not necessitate the complicated and intricate synthesis of a dormant species and which is highly efficient.nA halogenated derivative compound obtained by halogenating either an alcohol compound having an unconjugated structure or an amine compound having an unconjugated structure with a halogenating agent capable of halogenating alcohols or amines is used as a dormant species for initiating living radical polymerization, and a radical yielded by halogen removal from the halogenated derivative compound is reacted with the unsaturated bond of the monomer. Thus, the monomer, which has a radical-reactive unsaturated bond, is polymerized by living radical polymerization. Preferably, the halogenating agent is a compound (NIS or the like) functioning also as a catalyst. |