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Selective <i>O</i>-acyl ring-opening of β-butyrolactone catalyzed by trifluoromethane sulfonic acid: application to the preparation of well-defined block copolymers

Aline Couffin, Blanca Martín‐Vaca, Didier Bourissou, Christophe Navarro

Polymer Chemistry · 2013 · 35 citations · 68 references

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Abstract

HOTf catalyzes ring-opening of β-butyrolactone selectively <italic>via O</italic>-acyl bond cleavage, enabling efficient copolymerization.

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