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Iron‐Catalyzed Dehydropolymerization: A Convenient Route to Poly(phosphinoboranes) with Molecular‐Weight Control
Author(s) -
Schäfer André,
Jurca Titel,
Turner Joshua,
Vance James R.,
Lee Kajin,
Du Van An,
Haddow Mairi F.,
Whittell George R.,
Manners Ian
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201411957
Subject(s) - catalysis , borane , phosphine , chemistry , polymer chemistry , polymer , adduct , weight control , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , medicine , obesity
The catalyst loading is the key to control the molecular weight of the polymer in the iron‐catalyzed dehydropolymerization of phosphine–borane adducts. Studies showed that the reaction proceeds through a chain‐growth coordination–insertion mechanism.