Synthesis of optically active helical poly(3-methyl-4-vinylpyridine)

Macromolecules

Volumn 31, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 5927-5929

  Ortiz, Lisandra J ^a   Khan, Ishrat M ^a  

^a CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION; CONFORMATIONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONOMERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VINYL RESINS;

HELICITY; ISOTACTICITY;

AROMATIC POLYMERS;

EID: 0032139457     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma971036n     Document Type: Article

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