Ambient temperature ring-opening polymerisation (ROP) of cyclic chlorophosphazene trimer [N(3)P(3)Cl(6)] catalyzed by silylium ions.
The temperature required for ring-opening polymerisation of cyclo-N(3)P(3)Cl(6) can be dramatically lowered by employing trialkylsilylium carboranes [R(3)Si(CHB(11)X(11)] as catalysts.
Zhang
Yun
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Center for S and P Block Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
Huynh
Keith
K
Manners
Ian
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Reed
Christopher A
CA