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by @openstemUpdated Chemistry
Start reaction:monomer + initiatorConventional free-radicalor living polymerization?Initiator decomposesrandomly over timeChains initiate,propagate, and terminateat random, staggered timesTermination is irreversible(coupling / disproportionation)Broad molecular-weightdistribution — high dispersity (PDI)All chains initiateat roughly the same timeChains propagate together,no irreversible termination stepReaction stops only whenmonomer runs out — chain endsstay reactive / livingNarrow molecular-weightdistribution — PDI close to 1Conventional free-radicalLiving polymerization

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