DOI: 10.1039/A704464J
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Reference Section for: Chem. Commun., 1997, 1749-1750
Synthesis, structure and cyclics content of hyperbranched polyesters
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W. James Feast, Angela J. Keeney, Alan M. Kenwright and David Parker
Abstract
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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