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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Xu M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6993617 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chemical science 20190830 42
The living ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of an unsaturated twisted amide using the third-generation Grubbs initiator is described. Unlike prior examples of ROMP monomers that rely on angular or steric strain for propagation, this system is driven by resonance destabilization of the amide that arises from geometric constraints of the bicyclic framework. Upon ring-opening, the amide can rotate and rehybridize to give a stabilized and planar conjugated system that promotes living pr ...[more]