PROCESS FOR REMOVING THIOCARBONYLTHIO GROUPS FROM RAFT POLYMERS

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EP 2 791 184 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
	Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	07.06.2017 Bulletin 2017/23

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	19.04.2017 Bulletin 2017/16

(21)	Application number: 12857302.9

(22)	Date of filing: 14.12.2012

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C08F 2/38^(2006.01)
C08F 6/06^(2006.01)
C08F 8/12^(2006.01)

C08F 293/00^(2006.01)
C08F 8/00^(2006.01)
C08F 8/04^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/AU2012/001542

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2013/086585 (20.06.2013 Gazette 2013/25)

(54)	PROCESS FOR REMOVING THIOCARBONYLTHIO GROUPS FROM RAFT POLYMERS VERFAHREN ZUR ENTFERNUNG VON THIOCARBONYLTHIO GRUPPEN AUS RAFT-POLYMEREN PROCÉDÉ D' ÉLIMINATION DES GROUPES THIOCARBONYLTHIOS DE POLYMÈRES OBTENUS PAR RAFT

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

14.12.2011 AU 2011905215

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	22.10.2014 Bulletin 2014/43

(73)	Proprietor: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
	Acton, ACT 2601 (AU)

(72)	Inventors:
	CHIEFARI, John Heathmont, Victoria 3135 (AU) HORNUNG, Christian St Kilda, Victoria 3182 (AU) POSTMA, Almar Balwyn, Victoria 3103 (AU) SAUBERN, Simon Clifton Hill, Victoria 3068 (AU)

(74)	Representative: Scholz, Volker
	Boehmert & Boehmert Anwaltspartnerschaft mbB Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)

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References cited: :

WO-A1-2004/089994
WO-A1-2008/103144
AU-B2- 2004 283 926

WO-A1-2007/100719
WO-A1-2012/037596

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CHONG Y K ET AL: "Thiocarbonylthio End Group Removal from RAFT-Synthesized Polymers by Radical-Induced Reduction", MACROMOLECULES, AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, vol. 40, no. 13, 26 June 2007 (2007-06-26) , pages 4446-4455, XP002599495, ISSN: 0024-9297, DOI: 10.1021/MA062919U [retrieved on 2007-05-22]
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