A dynamic (reversible) covalent polymer: radical crossover behaviour of TEMPO-containing poly(alkoxyamine ester)s

Hideyuki Otsuka; Koichiro Aotani; Yuji Higaki; Atsushi Takahara

doi:10.1039/b209193c

A dynamic (reversible) covalent polymer: radical crossover behaviour of TEMPO-containing poly(alkoxyamine ester)s

Chem Commun (Camb). 2002 Dec 7:(23):2838-9. doi: 10.1039/b209193c.

Authors

Hideyuki Otsuka¹, Koichiro Aotani, Yuji Higaki, Atsushi Takahara

Affiliation

¹ Institute for Fundamental Research of Organic Chemistry, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-858, Japan. otsuka@ms.ifoc.kyushu-u.ac.jp

PMID: 12478772
DOI: 10.1039/b209193c

Abstract

A dynamic covalent polymer incorporating thermally alkoxyamine units in the main chain was synthesized. Due to a radical crossover reaction between the alkoxyamine units, an interchange of the main chains in poly(alkoxyamine ester) was observed on heating.