Synthesis of highly optically active polysulfoxides by asymmetric oxidation of polysulfides

Macromolecules

Volumn 32, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 7732-7736

  Oyama, Toshiyuki ^a   Chujo, Yoshiki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AROMATIC POLYMERS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; GLASS TRANSITION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OXIDATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CHEMOSELECTIVITY; CHLOROFORM; ENANTIOMETRY; OPTICAL ACTIVITY; POLYSULFOXIDE; TACTICITY;

POLYSULFIDES;

EID: 0033313564     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma981870s     Document Type: Article

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