Çiftçi, MustafaYagci, Yusuf2021-03-202021-03-2020181022-13361521-3927http://doi.org/10.1002/marc.201800464https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12885/781A facile strategy for synthesizing block copolymers by the combination of two different living polymerization techniques, namely, photoinduced radical oxidation/addition/deactivation (PROAD) and iniferter processes is described. In the first step, PROAD polymerization of isobutyl vinyl ether using bromotriphenylmethane, dimanganese decacarbonyl (Mn-2(CO)(10)), and diphenyliodonium bromide (Ph2I+Br-) is carried out to yield polymers with triphenylmethyl (trityl) end groups. These prepolymers are used as macroiniferters in thermally induced free radical polymerization of vinyl monomers such as methyl methacrylate, tert-butyl acrylate, and styrene, resulting in the formation of corresponding block copolymers free from homopolymers. The precursor polymer and final block copolymers are characterized by H-1 NMR, FT-IR, GPC, and DSC analyses.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessblock copolymerscationic polymerizationfree radical polymerizationinifertersmechanistic transformationphotoinduced radical oxidation/addition/deactivationArticle10.1002/marc.2018004643918WOS:00044495670000830091815Q1Q1