Constructing ABA- and ABCBA-Type Multiblock Copolyesters with Structural Diversity by Organocatalytic Self-Switchable Copolymerization

A Lewis Pair as Organocatalyst for One-Pot Synthesis of Block Copolymers from a Mixture of Epoxide, Anhydride, and CO2

(2021) Jinbo Zhang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Monomer controlled switchable copolymerization: A feasible route for the functionalization of poly(lactide)

(2021) Yuezhou Huang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Triethylborane-Assisted Synthesis of Random and Block Poly(ester-carbonate)s through One-Pot Terpolymerization of Epoxides, CO2, and Cyclic Anhydrides

(2021) Vamshi K. Chidara et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Smart Access to Sequentially and Architecturally Controlled Block Polymers via a Simple Catalytic Polymerization System

(2021) Xiaochao Xia et al.   ACS Catalysis

Switchable Catalysis Improves the Properties of CO2-Derived Polymers: Poly(cyclohexene carbonate-b-ε-decalactone-b-cyclohexene carbonate) Adhesives, Elastomers, and Toughened Plastics

(2020) Gregory S. Sulley et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Weak Lewis Pairs as Catalysts for Highly Isoselective Ring-Opening Polymerization of Epimerically Labile rac-O-Carboxyanhydride of Mandelic Acid

(2020) Jinxing Jiang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

One-Step and Metal-Free Synthesis of Triblock Quaterpolymers by Concurrent and Switchable Polymerization

(2020) Shuaishuai Zhu et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Bimetallic Aluminum Complexes Bearing Binaphthyl-Based Iminophenolate Ligands as Catalysts for the Synthesis of Polyesters

(2020) Federica Santulli et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

Organocatalysis: A Paradigm Shift in the Synthesis of Aliphatic Polyesters and Polycarbonates

(2020) Kazuki Fukushima et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Well‐defined poly(ester amide)‐based homo‐ and block copolymers by one‐pot organocatalytic anionic ring‐opening copolymerization of N‐sulfonyl aziridines and cyclic anhydrides

(2020) Nikos Hadjichristidis et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Metal-Free Approach for a One-Pot Construction of Biodegradable Block Copolymers from Epoxides, Phthalic Anhydride, and CO2

(2020) Shuxian Ye et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Bulk Organocatalytic Synthetic Access to Statistical Copolyesters from l-Lactide and ε-Caprolactone Using Benzoic Acid

(2019) Leila Mezzasalma et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

One-Pot Synthesis of Diblock Polyesters by Catalytic Terpolymerization of Lactide, Epoxides, and Anhydrides

(2019) Yanchuan Zhou et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Easy access to oxygenated block polymers via switchable catalysis

(2019) Tim Stößer et al.   Nature Communications

One-Step Approach to Polyester–Polyether Block Copolymers Using Highly Tunable Bicomponent Catalyst

(2019) Heng Li et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Amorphous random copolymers of lacOCA and manOCA for the design of biodegradable polyesters with tuneable properties

(2019) Maxime Vagenende et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Terpolymerization of β-Butyrolactone, Epoxides, and CO2: Chemoselective CO2-Switch and Its Impact on Kinetics and Material Properties

(2019) Sebastian Kernbichl et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Selective Polymerization Catalysis from Monomer Mixtures: Using a Commercial Cr-Salen Catalyst To Access ABA Block Polyesters

(2018) Tim Stößer et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Lewis pairs for ring-opening alternating copolymerization of cyclic anhydrides and epoxides

(2018) He-Yuan Ji et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Making Various Degradable Polymers from Epoxides Using a Versatile Dinuclear Chromium Catalyst

(2018) Ye Liu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Organic Ring-Opening Polymerization Catalysts: Reactivity Control by Balancing Acidity

(2018) Binhong Lin et al.   MACROMOLECULES

CO2 Controlled Catalysis: Switchable Homopolymerization and Copolymerization

(2018) Chenyang Hu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Multiblock Polyesters Demonstrating High Elasticity and Shape Memory Effects

(2018) Yunqing Zhu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Pentablock Copolymer from Tetracomponent Monomer Mixture Using a Switchable Dizinc Catalyst

(2018) Thomas T. D. Chen et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Stereoselective photoredox ring-opening polymerization of O-carboxyanhydrides

(2018) Quanyou Feng et al.   Nature Communications

Switch Catalysis To Deliver Multi-Block Polyesters from Mixtures of Propene Oxide, Lactide, and Phthalic Anhydride

(2018) Tim Stößer et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

One-Step Access to Sequence-Controlled Block Copolymers by Self-Switchable Organocatalytic Multicomponent Polymerization

(2018) He-Yuan Ji et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Synergetic Organocatalysis for Eliminating Epimerization in Ring-Opening Polymerizations Enables Synthesis of Stereoregular Isotactic Polyester

(2018) Maosheng Li et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Sequence-Selective Terpolymerization from Monomer Mixtures Using a Simple Organocatalyst

(2018) Heng Li et al.   ACS Macro Letters

CO2-Controlled One-Pot Synthesis of AB, ABA Block, and Statistical Terpolymers from β-Butyrolactone, Epoxides, and CO2

(2017) Sebastian Kernbichl et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Alternating Sequence Controlled Copolymer Synthesis of α-Hydroxy Acids via Syndioselective Ring-Opening Polymerization of O-Carboxyanhydrides Using Zirconium/Hafnium Alkoxide Initiators

(2017) Yangyang Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

CO2-Tuned Sequential Synthesis of Stereoblock Copolymers Comprising a Stereoregularity-Adjustable Polyester Block and an Atactic CO2-Based Polycarbonate Block

(2017) Bing Han et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Macromolecular architectures through organocatalysis

(2017) Shuangyan Hu et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Controlled Ring-Opening Polymerization of O -Carboxyanhydrides Using a β-Diiminate Zinc Catalyst

(2016) Ruibo Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Chemoselective Polymerizations from Mixtures of Epoxide, Lactone, Anhydride, and Carbon Dioxide

(2016) Charles Romain et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Metal-Free Alternating Copolymerization of CO2 with Epoxides: Fulfilling “Green” Synthesis and Activity

(2016) Dongyue Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Update and challenges in organo-mediated polymerization reactions

(2016) Winnie Nzahou Ottou et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Synthesis and Biomedical Applications of Functional Poly(α-hydroxy acids) via Ring-Opening Polymerization of O-Carboxyanhydrides

(2015) Qian Yin et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Switchable Polymerization Catalysts

(2015) Aaron J. Teator et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Dinuclear Zinc Salen Catalysts for the Ring Opening Copolymerization of Epoxides and Carbon Dioxide or Anhydrides

(2015) Arnaud Thevenon et al.   INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Selective Polymerization Catalysis: Controlling the Metal Chain End Group to Prepare Block Copolyesters

(2015) Yunqing Zhu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Sequence Selective Polymerization Catalysis: A New Route to ABA Block Copoly(ester-b-carbonate-b-ester)

(2015) Shyeni Paul et al.   MACROMOLECULES

O-Carboxyanhydrides: Useful Tools for the Preparation of Well-Defined Functionalized Polyesters

(2015) Blanca Martin Vaca et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Preparation of Stereoregular Isotactic Poly(mandelic acid) through Organocatalytic Ring-Opening Polymerization of a CyclicO-Carboxyanhydride

(2014) Antoine Buchard et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Chemoselective Polymerization Control: From Mixed-Monomer Feedstock to Copolymers

(2014) Charles Romain et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Manganese-Corrole Complexes as Versatile Catalysts for the Ring-Opening Homo- and Co-Polymerization of Epoxide

(2014) Carine Robert et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Kinetic Studies of the Alternating Copolymerization of Cyclic Acid Anhydrides and Epoxides, and the Terpolymerization of Cyclic Acid Anhydrides, Epoxides, and CO2 Catalyzed by (salen)CrIIICl

(2012) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synthesis of Water-Soluble Poly(α-hydroxy acids) from Living Ring-Opening Polymerization of O-Benzyl-l-serine Carboxyanhydrides

(2012) Yanbing Lu et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Ring-Opening Co- and Terpolymerization of an Alicyclic Oxirane with Carboxylic Acid Anhydrides and CO2in the Presence of Chromium Porphyrinato and Salen Catalysts

(2011) Saskia Huijser et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Ring-opening polymerization of an O-carboxyanhydride monomer derived from l-malic acid

(2011) Ryan J. Pounder et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Pre-Rate-Determining Selectivity in the Terpolymerization of Epoxides, Cyclic Anhydrides, and CO2: A One-Step Route to Diblock Copolymers

(2008) Ryan C. Jeske et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Monomer versus Alcohol Activation in the 4-Dimethylaminopyridine-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactide and LacticO-Carboxylic Anhydride

(2008) Colin Bonduelle et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL