The object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing a
polymer wherein radical-polymerizable monomers can be polymerized in a
quantitative manner in a relatively short time, and a polymer or a block
copolymer having at its termini a functional group that can be chemically
converted while the polymer or the block copolymer has a high molecular
weight can be produced. Furthermore, the object of the present invention
is to provide a method of producing a polymer wherein the polymer is
re-precipitated in a general solvent by an easy method, and the used iron
complexes are recovered in the solvent, thereby recycling the iron
complexes.