Catalytic approach for cationic living polymerization: Sc(OTf)3-catalyzed ring-opening polymerization of lactones

Macromolecules

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1497-1499

  Nomura, Nobuyoshi ^a   Taira, Atsuko ^a   Tomioka, Takashi ^a,b   Okada, Masahiko ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CATALYSTS; CATIONIC POLYMERIZATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; MOLECULES; MONOMERS; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; SCANDIUM COMPOUNDS; TOLUENE;

BENZYL ALCOHOLS; CATIONIC LIVING POLYMERIZATION; LACTONES; SCANDIUM TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONATE;

POLYESTERS;

EID: 0033879614     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma991580r     Document Type: Article

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