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Synthesis of stereoregular ROMP polymers using molybdenum and tungsten imido alkylidene initiators.
- Source :
- Dalton Transactions: An International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry; Jul2011, Vol. 40 Issue 29, p7484-7495, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- Three of the four possible structures for polymers formed from an achiral monomer through a single ROMP polymerization step have been prepared for a small collection of monomers. Trans,syndiotacticstructures have been prepared through chain end control, cis,isotacticpolymers have been prepared through enantiomorphic site control, and cis,syndiotacticpolymers have been prepared through stereogenic metal control. Stereogenic metal control at the metal center as a means of forming syndiotactic polymers is virtually unknown. Synthesis of ROMP polymers with a regular structure that contain alternating enantiomers from a racemic mixture of monomers is a natural consequence of stereogenic metal control. Ruthenium catalysts do not display ROMP specificities analogous to those described here, perhaps since alkylidene isomers have not been observed for Ru catalysts and the barrier to rotation of the carbene in a generic NHC dichloride Ru catalyst has been calculated to be relatively low. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14779226
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 29
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Dalton Transactions: An International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 62653048
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c1dt10215j