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Synfacts 2007(11): 1150-1150  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-991275
Synthesis of Materials and Unnatural Products
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Two Polymers from One Monomer

Contributor(s): Timothy M. Swager
A. Nagai, E. Kawamoto, K. Kikukawa, T. Endo*
Kinki University, Fukuoka and Fukoku Co., LTD., Saitama, Japan
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23 October 2007 (online)

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Significance

Most monomers can only be efficiently polymerized to give a single polymer structure. These preferences are often conserved regardless of the polymerization method. For example an ionic or radical polymerization can often give the same polymer structure. This contribution describes a cyclic monomer that can be polymerized by radical or cationic methods to give two completely different polymer architectures.