Controlled living anionic polymerization of cyanoacrylates by frustrated Lewis pair based initiators

Abstract

A hydrogenated frustrated Lewis pair ([TMPH+][HB(C6F5)3−]) promotes controlled living ionic polymerization of cyanoacrylates. Controlled growth of various homopolymeric CAs through sequential monomer addition has been achieved, in addition to CA block copolymers with controlled block sequences for the first time in the long history of these materials.