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Cyclopolimerization and Regioselective Synthesis of Vinyl Itaconates
Bjorquist, D.W.,Bush, R.D.,Ezra, F.S.,Keough, T.
, p. 3192 - 3196 (2007/10/02)
A selective synthesis for both 1- and 4-alkyl vinyl itaconate regioisomers is presented.Polymerization experiments with these two monomers reveal that only 4-vinyl itaconic acid (3a) and 1-alkyl 4-vinyl itaconates (e.g.,8) lead to cyclopolymers.A synthesis of the γ-lactone repeating unit found in the cyclopolimer confirms the structure and stereochemistry of the polymer.
