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Hydrogen‐Bonding Catalysts Based on Fluorinated Alcohol Derivatives for Living Polymerization
Author(s) -
Coulembier Olivier,
Sanders Daniel P.,
Nelson Alshakim,
Hollenbeck Andrew N.,
Horn Hans W.,
Rice Julia E.,
Fujiwara Masaki,
Dubois Philippe,
Hedrick James L.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200901006
Recognize this! A hydrogen‐bonding motif based on hexafluorinated alcohol derivatives (see picture; O red, F yellow) activates electrophilic substrates. The catalytic activity of the hydrogen‐bonded systems was demonstrated for the ring‐opening polymerization of a variety of strained heterocycles. Narrowly dispersed polymers with predictable molecular weights were obtained with end‐group fidelity.