Premium
ROMP‐Polymers in Asymmetric Catalysis: The Role of the Polymer Backbone
Author(s) -
Bolm Carsten,
Tanyeli Cihangir,
Grenz Achim,
Dinter Christian L.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
advanced synthesis and catalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.541
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1615-4169
pISSN - 1615-4150
DOI - 10.1002/1615-4169(200208)344:6/7<649::aid-adsc649>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - romp , stereocenter , polymer , chemistry , metathesis , polymerization , monomer , polymer chemistry , ring opening metathesis polymerisation , catalysis , chirality (physics) , macromolecule , covalent bond , enantioselective synthesis , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , quark , biochemistry , chiral symmetry breaking , physics , nambu–jona lasinio model
Ring‐opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) is utilized for the synthesis of highly functionalized polymers with covalently bound chiral prolinol units. The linear macromolecules act as multifunctional ligands in homogeneous asymmetric catalysis. The solubility of the polymers and their catalytic performance can be tuned by random co‐polymerization with achiral units in a simple and flexible manner. Use of norbornenes with additional well‐defined stereogenic centers in the polymerizable core of the monomers leads to polymers which show cooperative effects between the various elements of chirality during the course of the catalysis.