Chapter 11: Organopolymerization of Acrylic Monomers

Organopolymerization has become a powerful metal-free strategy for synthesis of polymers in the rapidly growing field of organocatalysis. This chapter briefly reviews the most recent developments and advancements achieved in the organopolymerization of polar vinyl monomers. It details the following three parts: group transfer polymerization, Lewis pair polymerization, and organopolymerization of acrylic monomers by organic catalysts. Selected polymerization results are summarized and mechanisms are discussed in detail for chain initiation, propagation and chain termination. This chapter will serve as good guidelines or a resource for researchers who are interested in organopolymerization of polar vinyl monomers.