title: Ladder polyether synthesis via epoxide-opening cascades directed by a disappearing trimethylsilyl group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Timothy P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Heffron
authors.forename: Graham L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: Estibaliz
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Merino
authors.forename: Timothy F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Jamison
mesh_terms: D003500:Cyclization; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D004987:Ethers / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D011714:Pyrans / Q000737:chemistry; D012821:Silanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D004987:Ethers; D011108:Polymers; D011714:Pyrans; D012821:Silanes