It is Better with Salt: Aqueous Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization at Neutral pH
Jeffrey C. Foster, Marcus C. Grocott, Lucy A. Arkinstall, Spyridon Varlas, McKenna J. Redding, Scott M. Grayson, Rachel K. O’Reilly
Abstract
O (i.e., 90 v/v%) and relatively low concentrations of catalyst (i.e., 1 mol %). The capability to conduct aqueous ROMP at neutral pH is anticipated to enable new research avenues, particularly for applications in biological media, where the unique characteristics of ROMP provide distinct advantages over other polymerization strategies.
Topics & Concepts
ROMPRing-opening metathesis polymerisationMetathesisChemistryPolymerizationAqueous solutionSalt metathesis reactionMonomerCatalysisBenzyl chloridePolymer chemistryPolymerOrganic chemistrySynthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsChemical Synthesis and Analysisbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties