N-alkoxyamines: Synthesis, properties, and applications in polymer chemistry, organic synthesis, and materials science

Abstract

This review describes methods for the synthesis of N-alkoxyamines developed over the past 15 years. Applications of N-alkoxyamines in living radical polymerization, macromolecular chemistry, stabilization of polymers or fluorescence sensing and imaging are discussed and emerging radical additions and cyclizations mediated by N-alkoxyamines are presented. © Schweizerische Chemische Gesellschaft.