Table 1.

The Alkene Structures and Results of Polymers Synthesized by Radical Cascade Polymerization

Entry	Substrate	Product	Conv. (%)a	Mnb	Mwb	PDIb
1			99	5,100	9,100	1.78
2			99	4,300	6,600	1.53
3			98	3,000	4,400	1.47
4			98	4,200	5,700	1.36
5c			97	3,400	5,400	1.59
6			99	6,800	11,700	1.72
7d			99	--e
8d			99	7,800	13,700	1.76
9d			98	4,600	7,200	1.57

Reaction conditions: alkene (1mmol, 1.0 eq.), IC4F₈I (1.0 eq.), TMSN₃ (2.5 eq.), TBPB (3.0 eq.), Fe(OTf)₂ (5 mol%) and DME (1 mL), r.t, 40 h.

^aCalculated from ¹H NMR spectroscopy.

^bMeasured by GPC.

^cTMSN₃ (4.0 eq.), TBPB (5.0 eq.), 70°C.

^d50°C.

^eNot very soluble.