N-Heterocyclic carbene/Lewis acid-mediated ring-opening polymerization of propylene oxide. Part 1: Triisobutylaluminum as an efficient controlling agent
Qilei Song, Junpeng Zhao, Guangzhao Zhang, Daniel Taton, Frédéric Peruch, Stéphane Carlotti
Topics & Concepts
Propylene oxidePolymerizationPolymer chemistryMonomerChemistryRing-opening polymerizationNucleophileCarbeneLewis acids and basesCatalysisChain transferAnionic addition polymerizationMolar massOrganic chemistryCopolymerRadical polymerizationPolymerEthylene oxideCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisN-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic ChemistryOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistry