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Journal Article 
Transition-Metal Catalysts for Controlled Radical Polymerization: A First Update 
Fetzer, L; Toniazzo, V; Ruch, D; di Lena, F 
2012 
1 
Israel Journal of Chemistry
ISSN: 0021-2148
EISSN: 1869-5868 
52 
3-4 
221-229 
WOS:000303050800004 
This article, a follow-up on a recent review co-authored by one of us (Prog. Polym. Sci. 2010, 35, 9591021) discusses the most recent discoveries in the field of metal-catalyzed, reversible-deactivation radical polymerization. Remarkable examples include the use of non-toxic polyethylene glycols simultaneously as solvents and ligands for the iron-catalyzed ATRP, nickel complexes that promote polymerization via a dual radical/migratory-insertion pathway, and metalloenzymes as mediators of ARGET ATRP-type reactions. A thorough and critical overview of the mechanistic details as well as the experimental conditions used to carry out the polymerizations are given together with an overview of the future challenges. 
atom transfer radical polymerization; enzymatic polymerization; green chemistry; homogeneous catalysis; organometallic-mediated radical polymerization