Boron “stitching” reaction: a powerful tool for the synthesis of polyethylene-based star architectures

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Abstract

The linking of macroanions with BF3OEt2 leads to a 3-arm star with a boron junction point, which can serve as a macroinitiator for the polyhomologation of dimethylsulfoxonium methylide, thus enabling the synthesis of novel but not "stable" polyethylene (PE)-based 3-arm star block copolymers. Taking advantage of the "stitching" reaction, which transforms the "unstable" boron junction to "stable" carbon, we were able to synthesize novel star block copolymers. This strategy is general and opens new horizons towards unprecedented PE-based materials.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1061-1065
Number of pages5
JournalPolymer Chemistry
Volume9
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018

Bibliographical note

KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-04-23
Acknowledgements: Research reported in this publication was supported by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

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