Chemistry Letters, Vol.38, No.5, 498-499, 2009
Synthesis of Helical Polymers with a Pentasilane Core
The asymmetric anionic polymerization of N-(4-methylphenyl)-N-phenylacrylamide was carried out using a new pentasilyl dianion initiator prepared by the reaction of decaphenyl-cyclopentasilane with lithium. The optically active higher-ordered structure of the pentasilane chain was induced by the helical poly[N-(4-methylphenyl)-N-phenylacrylamide] segments.