Although the connection of sequence with properties has been explored extensively in biological polymers, less is known about how sequence affects the behavior of synthetic polymers. We report herein on approaches to enhancing the living nature of transition metal-catalyzed entropy- driven ring-opening polymerization (ED-ROMP) of cyclic macromonomers bearing sequenced sub-units and discuss how the properties of the polymers prepared with this approach compare to those prepared using a purely step-growth method.

Selectivity-enhanced entropy-driven ring-opening polymerization for the preparation of sequenced copolymers

251st National Meeting (2016)

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