Malonic Ester Synthesis-Type Polymerization: Synthetic Platform for Systematic Control of Constitutional Repeating Units in sp3 Carbon-Chain Polymers
In sp3 carbon-chain polymers, side-chain functionality can be readily diversified, whereas systematic control over side-chain spacing within the constitutional repeating unit (CRU) remains largely unexplored. Here, we report malonic ester synthesis–type polymerization (MESP), an A2 + B2 polycondensation that exploits...