Enantioselective isotactic alternating copolymerization of styrene and 4‐methylstyrene with carbon monoxide catalyzed by a cationic bioxazoline pd(II) complex

Stefano Bartolini, Carla Carfagna, A. Musco

Macromolecular Rapid Communications · 1995 · 112 citations · 12 references

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Abstract

Abstract The cationic bioxazoline Pd(II) complex 2 catalyzes the alternating copolymerization of carbon monoxide with styrene and 4‐methylstyrene, respectively, to yield a highly isotactic optically active polymer at room temperature and low carbon monoxide pressure (1–4 atm).

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