Patent ID: 9546226
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: C08F

Claim:
1. A method of polymerization comprising: polymerizing, in a living radical polymerization, a monomer of the formula CH wherein: the organic halide is of the formula CR triethylamine; tributylamine; tetrakis(dimethylamino) amine; 1,4,8,11-tetramethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane; Tributylphosphine; N,N,N′,N″,N″-pentamethyl diethylenetriamine; ethylenediamine; dimethyl ethylenediamine; tetramethylethylenediamine; tetramethyldiaminomethane; tris(2-aminoethyl)amine; tris(2-(methylamino)ethyl)amine; 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)methane; hematoporphyrin; triethylphosphine; triphenylphosphine; phosphonic acid; 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)methane; thiophene; oligothiophene; polythiophene; tetrathiofulvalene; bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene; 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene; and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene); the living radical polymerization is conducted without the use of a catalyst other than the organic compound, a raw material composition which is used in the method does not include a raw material containing a transition metal, and a radical initiator is not added to a reaction mixture at the time of conducting the living radical polymerization.