Thioanhydride/isothiocyanate/epoxide ring-opening terpolymerisation: sequence selective enchainment of monomer mixtures and switchable catalysis
Dorothee Silbernagl, Heinz Stürm, Alex J. Plajer
Abstract
Lithium mediates sequence selective terpolymerisation of phtalic thioanhydride/PhNCS/butylene oxide yielding poly(ester- alt -ester- alt -dithioimidocarbonates) and enables block- and tetrapolymerisations.
Topics & Concepts
EpoxideRing (chemistry)MonomerIsothiocyanateChemistryCatalysisSequence (biology)Combinatorial chemistryStereochemistryOrganic chemistryPolymerBiochemistryCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesChemical Synthesis and Reactions