Chemically Recyclable Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomers via a Cascade Ring-Opening and Step-Growth Polymerization Strategy from Bio-renewable δ-Caprolactone

Rapid and Controlled Polymerization of Bio‐sourced δ‐Caprolactone toward Fully Recyclable Polyesters and Thermoplastic Elastomers

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Highly Reactive Cyclic Carbonates with a Fused Ring toward Functionalizable and Recyclable Polycarbonates

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Tough and Thermally Recyclable Semiaromatic Polyesters by Ring-Opening Polymerization of Benzo-thia-caprolactones

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Ionic H-bonding organocatalysts for the ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters and cyclic carbonates

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Preparation of Degradable Polymenthide and Its Elastomers from Biobased Menthide via Organocatalyzed Ring-opening Polymerization and UV Curing

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Organocatalytic Ring-Opening Copolymerization of Biorenewable α-Methylene-γ-butyrolactone toward Functional Copolyesters: Preparation and Composition Dependent Thermal Properties

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Synthesis of Functionalized Cyclic Carbonates through Commodity Polymer Upcycling

(2020) Coralie Jehanno et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Zwitterionic Alternating Polymerization to Generate Semicrystalline and Recyclable Cyclic Polythiourethanes

(2020) Dawei Tan et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Ring-opening (co)polymerization of six-membered substituted δ-valerolactones with alkali metal alkoxides

(2020) Valérie Hardouin Duparc et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Copolymerization of Caprolactone Isomers to Obtain Nanoparticles with Constant Hydrophobicity and Tunable Crystallinity

(2020) Damiano Bandelli et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Geminal Dimethyl Substitution Enables Controlled Polymerization of Penicillamine-Derived β-Thiolactones and Reversed Depolymerization

(2020) Wei Xiong et al.   Chem

Rapid Synthesis of Chemically Recyclable Polycarbonates from Renewable Feedstocks

(2020) Derek J. Saxon et al.   ACS Macro Letters

4-Hydroxyproline-Derived Sustainable Polythioesters: Controlled Ring-Opening Polymerization, Complete Recyclability, and Facile Functionalization

(2019) Jingsong Yuan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Strontium Isopropoxide: A Highly Active Catalyst for the Ring‐Opening Polymerization of Lactide and Various Lactones

(2019) Damiano Bandelli et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Betulin-Constituted Multiblock Amphiphiles for Broad-Spectrum Protein Resistance

(2018) Ye Chen et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Plastics of the future? The impact of biodegradable polymers on the environment and on society

(2018) Tobias Haider et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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

(2018) Binhong Lin et al.   MACROMOLECULES

A synthetic polymer system with repeatable chemical recyclability

(2018) Jian-Bo Zhu et al.   SCIENCE

Recycling of polyurethanes from laboratory to industry, a journey towards the sustainability

(2018) D. Simón et al.   WASTE MANAGEMENT

A Carbomethoxylated Polyvalerolactone from Malic Acid: Synthesis and Divergent Chemical Recycling

(2018) Grant W. Fahnhorst et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Living Coordination Polymerization of a Six-Five Bicyclic Lactone to Produce Completely Recyclable Polyester

(2018) Jian-Bo Zhu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Toward Infinitely Recyclable Plastics Derived from Renewable Cyclic Esters

(2018) Xiaoyan Tang et al.   Chem

Chemically recyclable polymers: a circular economy approach to sustainability

(2017) Miao Hong et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

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(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

Towards Truly Sustainable Polymers: A Metal-Free Recyclable Polyester from Biorenewable Non-Strained γ-Butyrolactone

(2016) Miao Hong et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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(2016) Marine Blain et al.   ChemSusChem

The Quest for Converting Biorenewable Bifunctional α-Methylene-γ-butyrolactone into Degradable and Recyclable Polyester: Controlling Vinyl-Addition/Ring-Opening/Cross-Linking Pathways

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Base-to-Base Organocatalytic Approach for One-Pot Construction of Poly(ethylene oxide)-Based Macromolecular Structures

(2016) Yening Xia et al.   MACROMOLECULES

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(2016) Deborah K. Schneiderman et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Tuning the crystallinity and degradability of PCL by organocatalytic copolymerization with δ -hexalactone

(2016) Qilei Song et al.   POLYMER

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(2016) Jarret P. MacDonald et al.   Polymer Chemistry

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(2016) Deborah K. Schneiderman et al.   ACS Macro Letters

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(2015) Miao Hong et al.   Nature Chemistry

Polymerization of 5-alkyl δ-lactones catalyzed by diphenyl phosphate and their sequential organocatalytic polymerization with monosubstituted epoxides

(2015) Junpeng Zhao et al.   Polymer Chemistry

A “Catalyst Switch” Strategy for the Sequential Metal-Free Polymerization of Epoxides and Cyclic Esters/Carbonate

(2014) Junpeng Zhao et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Scalable production of mechanically tunable block polymers from sugar

(2014) M. Xiong et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

From Diols to Lactones under Aerobic Conditions using a Laccase/TEMPO Catalytic System in Aqueous Medium

(2012) Alba Díaz-Rodríguez et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

On the Versatility of Urethane/Urea Bonds: Reversibility, Blocked Isocyanate, and Non-isocyanate Polyurethane

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(2012) Alexia Prades et al.   Fruits

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(2012) Gergely Jakab et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Caprolactam from Renewable Resources: Catalytic Conversion of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural into Caprolactone

(2011) Teddy Buntara et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION