Polymerization of optically active isoamyl glycidyl ether in the presence of the catalyst system diethylzinc — (-)l-menthol

Conclusions The polymerization of optically active isoamyl glycidyl ether in the presence of diethylzinc with the addition of an optically active alcohol (-)l -menthol has been investigated. The isomers contained in the monomer mixture are polymerized at different rates and give two extremes on the curve relating specific rotation and yield which, evidently, is associated both with the specific properties of the catalyst and also with the stereochemical effect of the optically active substituent.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 923–924, April, 1970.