Polymerization of enantiopure monomers using syndiospecific catalysts: a new approach to sequence control in polymer synthesis.
The ring-opening polymerization of a mixture of enantiomerically pure but different monomers using an yttrium complex as initiator proceeds readily at room temperature to give the corresponding highly alternating polyester.
Kramer
John W
JW
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Baker Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 14853-1301, USA.
Treitler
Daniel S
DS
Dunn
Erin W
EW
Castro
Pascal M
PM
Roisnel
Thierry
T
Thomas
Christophe M
CM
Coates
Geoffrey W
GW
D002384:Catalysis; D011091:Polyesters / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D015019:Yttrium
D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers; D015019:Yttrium