The detection of ‘living’ propagating tungsten–carbene complexes in the ring-opening polymerization of bicycloalkenes
Abstract
The tungsten–carbene complex W(CHCMe3)(OCH2CMe3)2Br2, when mixed with GaBr3, adds various bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-enes to form ‘living’ propagating carbene complexes which may be characterized by 1H n.m.r. spectroscopy, and used to make block copolymers.