A computational study of the radical ring-opening polymerization of diphosphetanes

Date

2010

Authors

Coote, Michelle
Namazian, Mansoor
Wild, Stanley (Bruce)

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CSIRO Publishing

Abstract

Radical ring-opening of four-membered 1,3-diphosphetanes appears to be a facile process of similar propensity and mechanism to that of the parent phosphetanes, but the greater kinetic stability of the diphosphetanes could make them more attractive precursors for polymerization.

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Keywords: Computational studies; Kinetic stability; Radical ring; Radical ring opening polymerization; Ring opening polymerization

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Australian Journal of Chemistry

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Journal article

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2037-12-31