O
O
C
C
H3CO
OCH3
CH2O
O
O
O
O
O
C
C
H3CO
OCH3
CH2O
O
O
O
AIBN
THF, –70 o C
x
Scheme 2 Synthesis of the first MJLCP by conventional free radical polymerization (Zhou et al.
1987)
N
O
O
N
O
O
O
O
N
O
O
N
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
N
O
N
O
O
O
N
O
N
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
N
O
N
O
O
O
N
O
N
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
PCbzG1
PCbzG2
x
x
Chart 2 Chemical structures of the MJLCPs with dendrons in the side chains
PPnV (n = 3, 6, 12)
OC 6 H 13
OC 6 H 13
O
C 6 H 13 O
OC 6 H 13
OC 6 H 13
R =
x
O
O
O
O
R n (H 2 C)
(CH 2 ) n R
Chart 3 Chemical structure of PPnV
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