Substance that combines the properties of an initiator, a reversible
chain-transfer agent and a chain terminator or reversible
deactivator.
Notes:
- Some iniferters are also RAFT agents.
- A substance that combines the properties of a photoinitiator, a reversible chain-transfer agent and a chain terminator or reversible deactivator is known as a photoiniferter.
Examples: Examples of iniferters in radical polymerization are bis(carbamothioylsulfanyl)disulfides with structure \(\ce{(R2NC(=S)S)2}\) (traditional name is thiuram disulfide).
See: iniferter process
Source:
PAC, 2022, 94, 1093. 'Terminology for chain polymerization (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1121 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2020-1211)