Lewis acid catalysed polymerisation of cyclopentenone

Deepamali Dissanayake, Alysia Draper, Zhizhou Liu, Neelofur Jaunnoo, Joris J. Haven, Craig Forsyth, Alasdair I. McKay, Tanja Junkers, Dragoslav Vidović

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Abstract

A modest structural change of a β-diketiminate-supported aluminium complex leads to dramatic differences in the reactivity towards cyclopentenone. While the bulkier complex efficiently executes Diels Alder transformations the smaller analogue performs unique polymerisation of this substrate. This observation appears to be unprecedented in the chemistry of Lewis acids and cyclic dienophiles as it represents a unique way to polymerise a functionalised olefin.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)639-643
Number of pages5
JournalChemical Science
Volume15
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Jan 2024

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