Intramolecular cyclization in hyperbranched polyesters

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1627-1633

  Chu, Fenckui ^a   Hawker, Craig J ^b   Pomery, Peter J ^a   Hill, David J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Focal point groups; Hyperbranched macromolecule; Intramolecular cyclization; Polyester

Indexed keywords

INTRAMOLECULAR CYCLIZATION; OSMOMETRY;

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; MACROMOLECULES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

POLYESTERS;

EID: 0031185594     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0518(19970715)35:9<1627::AID-POLA4>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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