A macromonomer is a macromolecule with one end-group that enables it to act as a monomer. Macromonomers will contribute a single monomeric unit to a chain of the completed macromolecule.[1][2]

IUPAC definition for a macromonomer molecule

Several macromonomers have been successfully synthesized utilizing various methods such as controlled radical polymerization (CRP)[3] and copper-catalyzed "click" coupling.[4]

Due to the larger size of macromonomers (as opposed to the size of regular monomers), synthetic challenges are brought about, giving reason for the analysis of polymerization mechanisms. Recent studies have shown that macromonomer polymerization kinetics and mechanisms can be significantly affected by the topological effect.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Macromonomer molecule" (PDF). IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology. IUPAC. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Molecules and Molecular Structure". Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Importance of Macromonomer Quality in the Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Macromonomers". ACS Publications. August 3, 2015. doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.5b01176.
  4. ^ "Efficient Synthesis of Narrowly Dispersed Brush Polymers via Living Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Macromonomers". ACS Publications. April 20, 2009. doi:10.1021/ma900280c.
  5. ^ "Topological Effect on Macromonomer Polymerization". ACS Publications. June 21, 2021. doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00256.


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