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EPSRC Reference:	GR/K15503/01
Title:	FLEXIBLE POLYMERS WITH PRECISELY CONTROLLED GEOMETRIES
Principal Investigator:	Alder, Professor R
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Department:	Organic Chemistry
Organisation:	University of Bristol
Scheme:	Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts:	01 November 1994	Ends:	31 October 1997	Value (£):	130,076
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Materials Synthesis & Growth
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The ultimate aim of this proposal is to design and make flexible polymers whose main chains can only adopt one of a chosen set of conformations, through the incorporation of conformational locks. We shall study the case of (R2CXYZ) polymers where X,Y, and Z and either CH2 groups or hetero- atoms which are more or less equivalent in size and have similar bond lengths, eg oxygen. Monomers for this type of polymer will include (i) 3,3-disubstituted cyclobutenes for ROMP, (ii) substituted oxetanes for Lewis acid-promoted polymerisation, and (iii) certain compounds which can form polyacetals with appropriate conformational properties. Possible methods for preparing poly(1-oxobutylene) will be studied. All the polymers will be subjected to physical studies to define their properties and structures.
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