title: The organocatalytic ring-opening polymerization of N-tosyl aziridines by an N-heterocyclic carbene.
abstract: The ring-opening polymerization of N-tosyl aziridines, in the presence of 1,3-bis(isopropyl)-4,5(dimethyl)imidazol-2-ylidene as an organocatalyst and an N-tosyl secondary amine as initiator mimicking the growing chain, provides the first metal-free route to well defined poly(aziridine)s (PAz) and related PAz-based block copolymers.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques (LCPO), Université de Bordeaux, IPB-ENSCBP, 16 av. Pey Berland, 33607 PESSAC cedex, France. carlotti@enscbp.fr taton@enscbp.fr.
authors.forename: Camille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bakkali-Hassani
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rieger
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vignolle
authors.forename: Frederik R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Wurm
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carlotti
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Taton