Fig. 2: Kinetics and DFT studies.
From: Precise placement of thioester bonds into sequence-controlled polymers containing ABAC-type units

a Multicomponent polymerization of 1,10-decanediol, 1,10-decanediol diacrylate, and succinic thioanhydride for the synthesis of P2. b Time-dependent 3D stack plot of the in-situ IR spectra of the polymerization. c Time-dependent peak intensity at 1735 cm−1 in-situ IR profile. d Free energies associated with the coupling of ethanol, succinic thioanhydride, and methyl acrylate.