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‘Immortal’ polymerization. Polymerization of epoxide catalysed by an aluminium porphyrin–alcohol system

Abstract

Ring-opening polymerization of epoxide catalysed by a (tetraphenylporphinato)aluminium chloride-alcohol system affords a polyether having a controlled molecular weight of narrow distribution with the number of the polymer molecules exceeding the number of aluminium porphyrin molecules; this is due to exchange between the alcohol and the (porphinato)aluminium alkoxide, which is the active species, resulting in the ‘immortal’ nature of the polymerization.

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Article type: Paper
DOI: 10.1039/C39850001148
Citation: J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1985,0, 1148-1149
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    ‘Immortal’ polymerization. Polymerization of epoxide catalysed by an aluminium porphyrin–alcohol system

    S. Asano, T. Aida and S. Inoue, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1985, 0, 1148
    DOI: 10.1039/C39850001148

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