Sequence-controlled cationic ring-opening copolymerization of spiroorthocarbonate and oxetane

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3233-3241

  Nagai, Daisuke ^a   Nishida, Masaki ^a   Ochiai, Bunco ^a   Miyazaki, Koji ^b   Endo, Takeshi ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Block copolymers; Cationic polymerization; Ring opening polymerization

Indexed keywords

BORON COMPOUNDS; CATIONIC POLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERIZATION; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

OXETANE; SPIROORTHOCARBONATE; TRIBLOCK COPOLYMERS;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 33646879010     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: 10990518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.21380     Document Type: Article

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