A Ruthenium-Catalyzed Hydrosilane-Induced Polymerization of 3-Alkyl-3-hydroxymethyloxetane Derivatives: Facile Access to Functionalized Polyoxetanes by Virtue …

…, J Yasuhara, Y Motoyama, O Fujimura, T Tsuji…

Index: Harada, Nari-Aki; Yasuhara, Jushiro; Motoyama, Yukihiro; Fujimura, Osamu; Tsuji, Tetsuro; Takahashi, Takeshi; Takahashi, Yoshiaki; Nagashima, Hideo Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 2011 , vol. 84, # 1 p. 26 - 39

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Abstract

Ring-opening polymerization of 3-alkyl-3-alkoxymethyl-or 3-alkyl-3-siloxymethyloxetanes is catalyzed by a triruthenium cluster,[Ru 3 {μ 3-(η 2, η 3, η 5-C 12 H 8)}(CO) 7], in the presence of trialkylsilanes, providing a novel accessible method for functionalized polyoxetanes of M n= 10 3–10 5. Oxetanes having alkoxy-, fluoroalkoxy-, triethyleneglycoloxy-, and trialkylsiloxy functions undergo polymerization and ...