A versatile and efficient synthesis of alkoxyamine LFR initiators via manganese based asymmetric epoxidation catalysts

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2161-2167

  Dao, Julian ^a   Benoit, Didier ^a   Hawker, Craig J ^a  

^a IBM ALMADEN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkoxyamine; Asymmetric epoxidation; Jacobsen's catalyst; Living free radical polymerizations

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; INITIATORS (CHEMICAL); MANGANESE; OXIDATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ALKOXYAMINE; EPOXIDATION CATALYSTS; UNIMOLECULAR INITIATORS;

AMINES;

EID: 0032164921     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0518(19980915)36:12<2161::AID-POLA24>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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