200642-05-3Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Ring-opening polymerization of heterocycles with palladium insertion catalysts: Observation of a multifunctional polymerization initiator
Lim, Ngiap Kie,Yaccato, Karin J.,Dghaym, Rania D.,Arndtsen, Bruce A.
, p. 3953 - 3955 (1999)
The palladium insertion polymerization catalysts (bipy)Pd(CH3)L+OTf- have been found to mediate a second class of polymerization reaction: the ring-opening polymerization of heterocycles. Unlike traditional cationic ring-opening processes, this polymerization is found to proceed via an unusual series of metal-based reactions, including novel steps which allow the coupling of insertion monomers (CO and norbornene) with ring-opened polymers.
