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Chirality Transfer in the Formation of Poly(oxymethylene) Helices by Anionic Polymerization
Author(s) -
Miculka Christian,
Noe Christian R.,
Eppacher Simon
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
helvetica chimica acta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.74
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1522-2675
pISSN - 0018-019X
DOI - 10.1002/hlca.201200032
Subject(s) - chemistry , cationic polymerization , chirality (physics) , polymerization , stereochemistry , anionic addition polymerization , polymer chemistry , crystallography , organic chemistry , polymer , chiral symmetry breaking , physics , quantum mechanics , nambu–jona lasinio model , quark
In this article, we present the synthesis of a series of oligo(oxymethylenes) capped with 1‐phenylethanol and MeOH. The anionic condition affords enantiomerically pure oligo(oxymethylene) oligomers, while the cationic oligomerization leads to a racemic mixture of the oligo(oxymethylene) chain.