title: Alcohol-promoted ring-opening alkyne metathesis polymerization.
abstract: Alcohol is the answer! An inactive, air-stable, dimeric molybdenum alkylidyne complex is activated toward ring-opening alkyne metathesis polymerization (ROAMP) by the addition of methanol. The ROAMP is compatible with water and phenol-containing substrates and with the in situ photochemical generation of alkyne monomers from cyclopropenones.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Paley
authors.forename: Danielle F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Sedbrook
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Decatur
authors.forename: Felix R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Steigerwald
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nuckolls