Copolymers of vinyl epoxides with carbon monoxide

Abstract
Highly functionalized alternating polyketones which possess epoxide groups in the side chains are synthesized by cationic palladium(II) complex catalyzed copolymerization of vinyl epoxides (non-conjugated diene monoepoxides) with carbon monoxide. Catalytic amounts of formic acid and 1,4-naphthoquinone promote the copolymerization significantly without effecting the epoxide group, with [Pd(L)(MeCN)2](BF4)2 (L = (R,R)-Me-DUPHOS) as the catalyst.

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