In this issue of Cell Reports Physical Science, Pan and co-workers synthesize alkylcatecholboranes that can be oxidized by oxygen to drive the release of carbon-centered radicals for initiating reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. These organoboranes can slowly decompose to radicals that enable RAFT polymerization with exceptional control yielding ultra-high molecular weight (UHMW) polymers.

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将新的有机硼烷化学与活性自由基聚合相结合

在本期《细胞报告物理科学》中，Pan及其同事合成了可以被氧气氧化的烷基儿茶酚硼烷，以驱动释放以碳为中心的自由基，从而引发可逆的加成-断裂链转移（RAFT）聚合反应。这些有机硼烷可以缓慢分解为自由基，从而可以在出色的控制下进行RAFT聚合，从而生成超高分子量（UHMW）聚合物。