Fluorinated polymers exhibit excellent and unique properties and are mostly synthesized via radical polymerization of fluoroalkenes. Significant progresses have been achieved in living/controlled radical polymerization since 1990s. Several strategies for living/controlled radical polymerization have been developed and become powerful tools for precise design and synthesis of well-defined polymers. The living/controlled radical polymerization of fluoroalkenes was pioneered in the late 1970s

and the iodine transfer polymerization of fluoroalkenes was successfully used for commercial preparation of thermoplastic elastomers. The living/controlled radical polymerizations of fluoroalkenes reported in literatures include iodine transfer polymerization (ITP)

atom radical transfer polymerization (ATRP)

organic borinates and reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (RAFT)/interchange of xanthates (MADIX). Based on these polymerizations

the well-defined fluorinated polymers have been prepared with controlled molecular weight and various architectures

such as telechelic

block and graft copolymers. This paper summarized recent progresses in living/ controlled radical polymerization of fluoroalkenes

including our lab's achievements.