Ying Jiang, J. Fréchet
Jun 1, 1991
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Macromolecules
Abstract
Poly(vinyl tert-butyl carbonate-sulfone) has been synthesized by radical copolymerization of vinyl tert-butyl carbonate with sulfur dioxide at low temperatures. The reaction conditions are optimized. The polymer incorporated the two monomers in a 1:1 ratio and has a alternating structure. Thermal decomposition of the polymer resulted in a clean «unzipping» of boch the polymer chain and the pendant tert-butyl carbonate groups with exclusive formation of volatile molecules