Hyperbranched vinyl polymers were prepared by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization of a styrenic asymmetric divinyl monomer.This was achieved by using cumyl dithiobenzoate or S-dodecyl-S′- (α,α′-dimethyl-α″-acetic acid)trithiocarbonate as the chain transfer agent,1,1′-azobis(cyclohexanecarbonitrile) or thermal initiation as a source of radicals.Cross-linking was inhibited by a rapid RAFT-based equilibrium between active propagation chains and dormant species,and thus a hyperbranched polymer with a monomer conversion as high as 80% was obtained.The hyperbranched structure and properties of the resultant polymers were characterized by a combination of ~1H-NMR spectroscopy and a triple detection size exclusion chromatography (TRI-SEC).The hyperbranched vinyl polymer has a broad molecular weight distributions and a low Mark-Houwink exponentαvalue compared with the linear counterpart. Hyperbranched vinyl polymers were prepared by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization of a styrenic asymmetric divinyl monomer. This was achieved by cumyl dithiobenzoate or S-dodecyl-S’- (α, α’-dimethyl- α "-acetic acid) trithiocarbonate as the chain transfer agent, 1,1’-azobis (cyclohexanecarbonitrile) or thermal initiation as a source of radicals.Cross-linking was inhibited by a rapid RAFT-based equilibrium between active propagation chains and dormant species, and thus hyperbranched polymer with a monomer conversion as high as 80% was obtained. The hyperbranched structure and properties of the coupled polymers were characterized by a combination of ~ 1H-NMR spectroscopy and a triple detection size exclusion chromatography (TRI-SEC). The hyperbranched vinyl polymer has a broad molecular weight distributions and a low Mark-Houwink exponent alphavalue compared with the linear counterpart.