Jing Tang, E. Chen
Nov 18, 2015
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Organic chemistry frontiers
Abstract
The first successful polymerization of the naturally occurring, OH-containing, tri-functional monomer Tulipalin B (βHMBL) is established. N-Heterocyclic carbene and phosphazene superbase catalysts effectively polymerize βHMBL into polymers with Mn up to 13.2 kg mol−1. The possible polymer structure is thought to be a branched copolymer of poly(vinyl-ether lactone)s, derived from proposed crossovers between conjugate Michael and oxa-Michael additions, enabled by proton transfer.