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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
James L. Hedrick, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Russell C. Pratt, Oakland, CA (US);
Robert M. Waymouth, Palo Alto, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to methods and materials useful for polymerizing a monomer. In one embodiment, for example, the disclosure provides a method for polymerizing a monomer containing a plurality of electrophilic groups, wherein the method comprises contacting the monomer with a nucleophilic reagent in the presence of a guanidine-containing catalyst. The methods and materials of the disclosure find utility, for example, in the field of materials science.