Patent ID: 6906158

Claim:
A method of synthesizing a poly(oxazolone) homopolymer via a nitroxide-mediated controlled living free radical polymerization reaction, the method comprising: providing a reactive polymer propagating species having a free radical moiety; reacting the reactive polymer propagating species with a first vinyl-functionalized oxazolone monomer, thereby producing an extended reactive polymer propagating species; coupling a nitroxide capping compound with the extended reactive polymer propagating species, thereby forming an intermediary dormant species; dissociating the nitroxide capping compound from the intermediary dormant species, thereby regenerating the extended reactive polymer propagating species, and repeating the reacting, coupling, and dissociating steps with additional vinyl-functionalized oxazolone monomers, thereby synthesizing the poly(oxazolone) homopolymer via a nitroxide-mediated controlled living free radical polymerization reaction.