“…Conversely, when the CTA was changed to cyano-1-methylethyldiethyldithiocarbamate (MANDC), direct activation by Cu I , generated by electroreduction of a Cu-dithiocarbamate (Cu(DC) 2 ) complex, resulted in polymerization of MMA (DP = 200; 500 ppm Cu) with good agreement between M n (14300 g.mol -1 ) and M n,th (14,800 g.mol -1 ), low dispersity (Ɖ m = 1.31) and good retention of the chain end as exemplified by chain extension with BMA using eATRP and styrene using conventional ATRP. 161 eRAFT has been used to synthesize well-defined homo, gradient, 157 diblock, triblock, 162 and star polymers 163 as well as more complex structures, including microgels 155 and polymer brushes. 164 In 2020, eRAFT for controlled emulsion polymerization of styrene at ambient temperature was reported.…”