| Abstract: | The polymerization of furanic monomers using cationic and anionic initiators often leads to peculiar responses due to the specific chemistry of the heterocycle. The understanding of these mechanisms can help minimizing the problems encountered or, better still, exploiting them to synthesize novel macromolecular structures. The examples given here comprise the preparation of block copolymers and functionalized, polyconjugated or telechelic oligomers, the investigation of colour-forming and branching reactions and the elaboration of powerful Lewis-base resins. |
