Synthesis, Characterization and Behavior
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Felix A. Plamper; Harald Becker; Michael Lanzendörfer; Mushtaq Patel; Alexander
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Article
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2005
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Summary: We report the synthesis of star‐shaped poly(acrylic acid) (PAA), with 5, 8, and 21 arms, by atom transfer radical polymerization of __tert__‐butyl acrylate. We employ the core‐first approach using glucose‐, saccharose‐ and cyclodextrin‐based initiators. Subsequent acidic treatm