Highly syndioselective coordination (co)polymerization of isopropenylstyrene

• DOI: 10.1039/c8py00625c
• Publication Date: 2018-07-30T12:34:39Z
• Authors: Zhen Zhang; Yanli Dou; Shihui Li; Dongmei Cui
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

Coordination (co)polymerization of<italic>para</italic>-isopropenylstyrene (<italic>p</italic>IPSt) and<italic>meta</italic>-isopropenylstyrene (<italic>m</italic>IPSt), initiated by scandium (Sc) based catalysts, afforded new type of products, bearing pendant isopropenyl groups with perfect syndiotacity (<italic>rrrr</italic>&gt; 99%).