The radical ring-opening polymerization (RROP) behavior of the following monomers is reviewed, and the possibility for application to functional materials is described: cyclic disulfide, bicyclobutane, vinylcyclopropane, vinylcyclobutane, vinyloxirane, vinylthiirane, 4-methylene-1,3-dioxolane, cyclic ketene acetal, cyclic arylsulfide, cyclic α-oxyacrylate, benzocyclobutene, o-xylylene dimer, exo-methylene-substituted spiro orthocarbonate, exo-methylene-substituted spiro orthoester, and vinylcyclopropanone cyclic acetal. RROP is a promising candidate for producing a wide variety of environmentally friendly functional polymers.
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