Understanding the ring-opening reaction of α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydride in an amine-mediated living polymerization: A DFT study

Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 211, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1708-1711

  Ling, Jun ^a,b   Huang, Yanxin ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Zhejiang Vocational College of Commerce   (China)

Author keywords

Calculations; Density functional theory; Peptides; Polymerization mechanism; Transition states

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL GROUPS; DFT CALCULATION; DFT STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; N-CARBOXYANHYDRIDE; NUCLEOPHILIC ATTACK; POLYMERIZATION MECHANISMS; RATE DETERMINING STEP; RING OPENING; RING OPENING REACTION; TRANSITION STATE; TRANSITION STATES;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AMINO ACIDS; CARBOXYLATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PEPTIDES; POLYMERS; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

LIVING POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 77955336628     PISSN: 10221352     EISSN: 15213935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/macp.201000115     Document Type: Article

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