Oxirane-containing nitriles

Enantioselective transformations of several cyclopropane or oxirane-containing nitriles were studied using nitrile-transforming enzymes [78]. Microbial Rhodococcus sp. whole cells containing a nitrile hydratase/amidase system hydrolyzed a number... 

The electrophilic functions most commonly used in grafting onto processes are ester 141 144), benzylic halide 145,146) and oxirane, 47). Other functions such as nitrile or anhydride could be used as well. The backbone is a homopolymer (such as PMMA) or a copolymer containing both functionalized and unfunctionalized units. Such species can be obtained either by free radical copolymerization (e.g. styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer) or by partial chemical modification of a homopolymer (e.g. 

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