title: Suppression of chain transfer in catalytic acrylate polymerization via rapid and selective secondary insertion.
abstract: In catalytic copolymerization, undesired chain transfer after incorporation of a polar vinyl monomer is a fundamental problem. We show an approach to overcome this problem by a fast consecutive insertion. The second double bond of acrylic anhydride rapidly inserts intramolecularly to regio- and stereoselectively form a cyclic repeat unit and a primary alkyl favorable for chain growth (>96%). This results in significantly enhanced copolymer molecular weights vs monofunctional acrylate monomers.
authors: Chair of Chemical Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz , Universitätsstrasse 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany.
authors: Zhongbao
authors: Z
authors: Jian
authors: Moritz C
authors: MC
authors: Baier
authors: Stefan
authors: S
authors: Mecking