Natural rubber biosynthesis-A living carbocationic polymerization?

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 533-548

  Puskas, J E ^a   Gautriaud, E ^a   Deffieux, A ^b   Kennedy, J P ^a  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

^b Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie et de Physique de Bordeaux   (France)

Author keywords

Cis 1,4 polyisoprene; Natural living carbocationic polymerization NLCP; Natural rubber biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; POLYISOPRENES; POLYMERIZATION; RUBBER INDUSTRY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CARBOCATIONIC POLYMERIZATION; CIS14POLYISOPRENE; DORMANT SPECIES; NATURAL LIVING CARBOCATIONIC POLYMERIZATION(NLCP);

RUBBER;

EID: 33746516936     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2006.05.002     Document Type: Review

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