Chemical Communications · 1997 · 46 citations · 4 references
Natural SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryOrganic ChemistryPolymer ChemistryPolymer EngineeringPolymer ProcessingPolymer StructurePolymer SynthesisPolymerization ChemistryPolymerization ProcessesStep-growth PolymerizationCondensation GrowthCondensation PolymerizationCyclic BehaviorHyperbranched PolymersHyperbranched StructurePolyester SynthesisStep-growth Kinetics
Dimethyl 5-(hydroxyalkoxy)isophthalates undergo step growth condensation polymerisation to produce hyperbranched polymers with a degree of branching lower than statistically expected and with a high proportion of cyclic structures.
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