ISSN:
0025-116X
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
The radical polymerization of (-)-3-p-menthyl sorbate (2) was performed with azoisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as an initiator in benzene at 50°C. The chiral (-)-menthyl group in the resulting poly-2 was removed by hydrolysis in potassium hydroxide solution to give optically active poly(sorbic acid), indicating that an asymmetric induction took place during the polymerization. It was concluded from the results of ozonolysis and optical rotatory dispersion measurements on the poly(sorbic acid) that the asymmetry was induced only at 1-position of the monomeric unit in the poly-2 main chain.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.1990.021910604