Issue 62, 2016

The organocatalytic ring-opening polymerization of N-tosyl aziridines by an N-heterocyclic carbene

Abstract

The ring-opening polymerization of N-tosyl aziridines, in the presence of 1,3-bis(isopropyl)-4,5(dimethyl)imidazol-2-ylidene as an organocatalyst and an N-tosyl secondary amine as initiator mimicking the growing chain, provides the first metal-free route to well defined poly(aziridine)s (PAz) and related PAz-based block copolymers.

Graphical abstract: The organocatalytic ring-opening polymerization of N-tosyl aziridines by an N-heterocyclic carbene

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 May 2016
Accepted
05 Jul 2016
First published
06 Jul 2016
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2016,52, 9719-9722

The organocatalytic ring-opening polymerization of N-tosyl aziridines by an N-heterocyclic carbene

C. Bakkali-Hassani, E. Rieger, J. Vignolle, F. R. Wurm, S. Carlotti and D. Taton, Chem. Commun., 2016, 52, 9719 DOI: 10.1039/C6CC04323B

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