K. Hashimoto, H. Sumitomo
Jul 1, 1984
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Journal of Polymer Science Part A
Abstract
Cationic oligomerization of bicyclic oxalactam, 8-oxa-6-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-7-one [abbreviated as BOL (1)], was carried out at 0–60°C with trifluoromethanesulfonic acid and borontrifluoride etherate as catalysts to obtain the oligomer mixture at high yield. From the structural analysis of the isolated dimer, a N-(2(e)-carbamoyltetrahydropyran-6(e)-yl)-8-oxa-6-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-7-one, the oligomerization proceeded through the 5C-6N scission in (1) but not through the 6N-7C (amide group) scission as generally observed in common lactams. This peculiar oligomerization must result from the protonation to the oxamide unit in the BOL molecule.