Hydrogen-bonding catalysts based on fluorinated alcohol derivatives for living polymerization.
Recognize this! A hydrogen-bonding motif based on hexafluorinated alcohol derivatives (see picture; O red, F yellow) activates electrophilic substrates. The catalytic activity of the hydrogen-bonded systems was demonstrated for the ring-opening polymerization of a variety of strained heterocycles. Narrowly dispersed polymers with predictable molecular weights were obtained with end-group fidelity.
Coulembier
Olivier
O
Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials, University of Mons-Hainaut, Mons, Belgium.
Sanders
Daniel P
DP
Nelson
Alshakim
A
Hollenbeck
Andrew N
AN
Horn
Hans W
HW
Rice
Julia E
JE
Fujiwara
Masaki
M
Dubois
Philippe
P
Hedrick
James L
JL
D000438:Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D054879:Halogenation; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D011091:Polyesters / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*
D000438:Alcohols; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers; C033616:poly(lactide)