Reactive & Functional Polymers, Vol.67, No.2, 120-126, 2007
From potassium alkalide and benzyl glycidyl ether to crown-like macroinitiator with alkoxide active centres
Cyclic oligoether with alkoxide groups is obtained in the reaction of alkalide K-, K+(15-crown-5)(2) with benzyl glycidyl ether. This oligoether contains potassium glycidoxide units and benzyl glycidyl ether units. Its use as a macroinitiator should lead to star-shaped polymers with a cyclic core. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.