Silylium cation initiated sergeants-and-soldiers type chiral amplification of helical aryl isocyanide copolymers
Hao Liu, Shaowen Zhang, Xiangqian Yan, Chuang Song, Jupeng Chen, Yuping Dong, Xiaofang Li
Abstract
Silylium cations act as new highly efficient metal-free single-component cationic initiators for the cationic polymerization and copolymerization of chiral or achiral aryl isocyanides, preparing optically active polymers and copolymers obeying “sergeants-and-soldiers” rule.
Topics & Concepts
Cationic polymerizationCopolymerIsocyanideArylPolymer chemistryPolymerPolymerizationChemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryAlkylSynthesis and Properties of Aromatic CompoundsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsCovalent Organic Framework Applications