Human civilization in the 21st century is largely sustained by modern chemical technologies. The raw materials used in the manufacturing of a wide range of products, from clothing to plastics and ...
In this review, our recent results on the concurrent cationic vinyl-addition and ring-opening copolymerization of vinyl ethers (VEs) and oxiranes are summarized, with particular emphasis on the ...
Chemists have coaxed vinyl cations to insert into C–H bonds of alkanes and arenes. In doing so, they’ve shown that this classic carbocation is capable of much more than previously thought. Although ...