Synthesis of Organometallic Poly (dendrimer) s by Macromonomer Polymerization: Effect of Dendrimer Size and Structural Rigidity on the Polymerization Efficiency

SY Cheung, HF Chow, T Ngai…

Index: Cheung, Siu-Yin; Chow, Hak-Fun; Ngai, To; Wei, Xiaoling Chemistry - A European Journal, 2009 , vol. 15, # 10 p. 2278 - 2288

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Abstract

Abstract Cyclization versus propagation: The copolymerization behavior of a dendritic macromonomer with a metal-containing linker is controlled by the dendrimer size and its structural rigidity. Structurally more flexible dendritic monomers tend to form more cyclic oligomers than structurally rigid monomers (see figure).