Synthesis of penicillin derived polymers utilising ring-opening metathesis polymerisation methodology

Abstract

Penicillin functionalised poly(norbornene)s are synthesised via living ring-opening metathesis polymerisation using the ruthenium initiator {RuCl₂(CHPh)[P(C₆H₁₁)₃] ₂}.

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