A one-component phosphonium borane Lewis pair serves as a dual initiator and catalyst in the ring-opening alternating copolymerization of anhydrides and epoxides
Jiwen Hui, Xiaowu Wang, Xiaoqian Yao, Zhibo Li
Abstract
Lewis pairs as synergistic catalysts have demonstrated versatile adaptabilities towards different monomers.
Topics & Concepts
CopolymerPhosphoniumBoraneMonomerCatalysisChemistryPolymer chemistryRing (chemistry)Component (thermodynamics)Lewis acids and basesDual (grammatical number)Organic chemistryPolymerThermodynamicsPhysicsLiteratureArtOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistryCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisSynthetic Organic Chemistry Methods