Direct Methylenation of Carbonyl Group in Poly(ε-caprolactone) Chain Using Petasis Reagent and Further Functionalization

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Hiroshi Yamashita1, Toru Hoshi2 and Takao Aoyagi2* 1Department of Materials and Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, 2Department of Materials and Applied Chemistry, College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, 1-8-14 Kanda Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8308, Japan *Corresponding author: Tel: +81-3-3259-0433, Fax: +81-3-3293-7572, e-mail: aoyagi.takao@nihon-u.ac.jp