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

Michelle L. Coote, Mansoor Namazian, S. Bruce Wild

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    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.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1189-1194
    Number of pages6
    JournalAustralian Journal of Chemistry
    Volume63
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010

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