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Unusual features of ring‐opening polymerisation
Author(s) -
Höcker Hartwig,
Keul Helmut
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3900(200109)174:1<241::aid-masy241>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - monomer , polymerization , polymer chemistry , bifunctional , copolymer , ring (chemistry) , condensation , macromolecule , intramolecular force , ionic bonding , ring opening polymerization , chemistry , materials science , polymer , organic chemistry , catalysis , ion , biochemistry , physics , thermodynamics
Ring‐opening polymerisation is a mean to transform stepwise polymerisation reactions into chain reactions, the cyclic monomers being prepared by intramolecular condensation of open chain bifunctional monomers [1, 2]. The ring‐opening polymerisation is initiated most conveniently with ionic initiators which may be of macromolecular structure. Thus, block‐ and graft copolymers are obtained.