Substituted poly(silylenemethylene)s with short range interactions that induce a preference for the same local conformation in unperturbed atactic, isotactic, and syndiotactic chains

Polymer

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1297-1306

  Helfer, Carin A ^a   Mattice, Wayne L ^a   Chen, Donghai ^b  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

^b MALONE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformation; Poly(silylenemethylene); RIS

Indexed keywords

CONFORMATIONS; SILICON; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

SYNDIOTACTIC CHAINS;

POLYMERS;

CARBENE; CARBON; POLY(SILYLENEMETHYLENE); POLYMER; SILICON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CONFORMATION; ISOMERISM; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; ROTATION; TEMPERATURE;

POLYMER SCIENCE;

EID: 1642432025     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2003.03.004     Document Type: Article

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