title: Glycosylation initiated cationic ring-opening polymerization of tetrahydrofuran to prepare neo-glycopolymers.
abstract: An unprecedented and highly efficient glycosylation initiated cationic ring-opening polymerization (CROP) of tetrahydrofuran is disclosed employing glycosyl ortho-hexynylbenzoates as donors and gold(I) as a catalyst, that provides an easy access to novel glycopolymers which could self-assemble into nanostructures.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.forename: Yao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Biao
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D002072:Butylene Glycols / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D005663:Furans / Q000737:chemistry*; D006031:Glycosylation; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002072:Butylene Glycols; D005663:Furans; D009844:Oligosaccharides; D011108:Polymers; C524501:poly(tetrahydrofuran); C018674:tetrahydrofuran; D006046:Gold