Traceless switch organocatalysis enables multiblock ring-opening copolymerizations of lactones, carbonates, and lactides: by a one plus one approach in one pot

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

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

Poly(trimethylene carbonate)/Poly(malic acid) Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymers as Biocompatible Nanoparticles

(2016) Ghislaine Barouti et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Living and immortal polymerization of seven and six membered lactones to high molecular weights with aluminum salen and salan catalysts

(2016) Jarret P. MacDonald et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Molecular Structure–Catalytic Activity Relationship in the Ring-Opening Polymerization of (Macro)lactones

(2016) Mark P. F. Pepels et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Thiourea binding with carboxylic acid promoted cationic ring-opening polymerization

(2016) Xiaopei Li et al.   POLYMER

Ionic hydrogen bond donor organocatalyst for fast living ring-opening polymerization

(2016) Xu Zhi et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Three is company: dual intramolecular hydrogen-bond enabled carboxylic acid active in ring-opening polymerization

(2016) Jiaxi Xu et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Tripodal hydrogen bond donor binding with sulfonic acid enables ring-opening polymerization

(2016) Xiaopei Li et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Highly Polarized Alkenes as Organocatalysts for the Polymerization of Lactones and Trimethylene Carbonate

(2016) Stefan Naumann et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Organocatalysis Paradigm Revisited: Are Metal-Free Catalysts Really Harmless?

(2015) Amandine Nachtergael et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

High activity of an indium alkoxide complex toward ring opening polymerization of cyclic esters

(2015) Stephanie M. Quan et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Ring-opening copolymerization (ROCOP): synthesis and properties of polyesters and polycarbonates

(2015) Shyeni Paul et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Switchable Polymerization Catalysts

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

Beyond Stereoselectivity, Switchable Catalysis: Some of the Last Frontier Challenges in Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters

(2015) Sophie M. Guillaume et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

P,O-Phosphinophenolate zinc(ii) species: synthesis, structure and use in the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of lactide, ε-caprolactone and trimethylene carbonate

(2015) Christophe Fliedel et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

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

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

Dual Catalysis for Selective Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactones: Evolution toward Simplicity

(2015) Stefan Naumann et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Block and Random Copolymers of 1,2-Cyclohexyl Cyclocarbonate and l-Lactide or Trimethylene Carbonate Synthesized by Ring-Opening Polymerization

(2015) Abdou Khadri Diallo et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Rate Accelerated Organocatalytic Ring-Opening Polymerization of l-Lactide via the Application of a Bis(thiourea) H-bond Donating Cocatalyst

(2015) Samuel S. Spink et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Hydrophilic Polycarbonates: Promising Degradable Alternatives to Poly(ethylene glycol)-Based Stealth Materials

(2015) Amanda C. Engler et al.   MACROMOLECULES

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

(2015) Shyeni Paul et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Completely recyclable biopolymers with linear and cyclic topologies via ring-opening polymerization of γ-butyrolactone

(2015) Miao Hong et al.   Nature Chemistry

Zinc complexes coordinated by bipyridine-phenolate ligands as an efficient initiator for ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters

(2015) Yi-Liang Hsieh et al.   POLYMER

A squaramide and tertiary amine: an excellent hydrogen-bonding pair organocatalyst for living polymerization

(2015) Jingjing Liu et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Diphenyl phosphate/4-dimethylaminopyridine as an efficient binary organocatalyst system for controlled/living ring-opening polymerization ofL-lactide leading to diblock and end-functionalized poly(L-lactide)s

(2014) Kosuke Makiguchi et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Cooperative Hydrogen-Bond Pairing in Organocatalytic Ring-Opening Polymerization

(2014) Oleg I. Kazakov et al.   MACROMOLECULES

External and Reversible CO2 Regulation of Ring-Opening Polymerizations Based on a Primary Alcohol Propagating Species

(2014) Olivier Coulembier et al.   MACROMOLECULES

A base–conjugate-acid pair for living/controlled ring-opening polymerization of trimethylene carbonate through hydrogen-bonding bifunctional synergistic catalysis

(2014) Xin Wang et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Controlled bulk polymerization of l-lactide and lactones by dual activation with organo-catalytic systems

(2014) Joji Kadota et al.   RSC Advances

Lactide, β-butyrolactone, δ-valerolactone, and ε-caprolactone polymerization with copper diketiminate complexes

(2013) Todd J.J. Whitehorne et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

Photoswitchable NHC-promoted ring-opening polymerizations

(2013) Bethany M. Neilson et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) as organocatalysts and structural components in metal-free polymer synthesis

(2013) Maréva Fèvre et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Neutral and Cationic N-Heterocyclic Carbene Zinc Adducts and the BnOH/Zn(C6F5)2Binary Mixture - Characterization and Use in the Ring-Opening Polymerization of β-Butyrolactone, Lactide, and Trimethylene Carbonate

(2013) Gilles Schnee et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Hydrogen-bonding organocatalysts for ring-opening polymerization

(2013) Coralie Thomas et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Mild and Efficient Preparation of Block and Gradient Copolymers by Methanesulfonic Acid Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of Caprolactone and Trimethylene Carbonate

(2013) Aline Couffin et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Diphenyl Phosphate as an Efficient Acidic Organocatalyst for Controlled/Living Ring-Opening Polymerization of Trimethylene Carbonates Leading to Block, End-Functionalized, and Macrocyclic Polycarbonates

(2013) Kosuke Makiguchi et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Macromolecular engineering via ring-opening polymerization (2): l-lactide/trimethylene carbonate copolymerization – kinetic and microstructural control via catalytic tuning

(2013) William Guerin et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Macromolecular engineering via ring-opening polymerization (3): trimethylene carbonate block copolymers derived from glycerol

(2013) William Guerin et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Selective O-acyl ring-opening of β-butyrolactone catalyzed by trifluoromethane sulfonic acid: application to the preparation of well-defined block copolymers

(2013) Aline Couffin et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Conjugate-Addition Organopolymerization: Rapid Production of Acrylic Bioplastics by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes

(2012) Yuetao Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

An imidazole-based organocatalyst designed for bulk polymerization of lactide isomers: inspiration from Nature

(2012) Olivier Coulembier et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Macromolecular engineering viaring-opening polymerization (1):l-lactide/trimethylene carbonate block copolymers as thermoplastic elastomers

(2012) William Guerin et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Ring-opening polymerization of lactones using supramolecular organocatalysts under simple conditions

(2012) Coralie Thomas et al.   RSC Advances

Facile Synthesis of Functionalized Lactones and Organocatalytic Ring-Opening Polymerization

(2012) Hyunuk Kim et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Organic Catalysis for Ring-Opening Polymerization

(2012) Andrew P. Dove   ACS Macro Letters

Clicking Well-Defined Biodegradable Nanoparticles and Nanocapsules by UV-Induced Thiol-Ene Cross-Linking in Transparent Miniemulsions

(2011) Jiong Zou et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Catalytic insights into acid/base conjugates: highly selective bifunctional catalysts for the ring-opening polymerization of lactide

(2011) Daniel J. Coady et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Diphenyl Phosphate as an Efficient Cationic Organocatalyst for Controlled/Living Ring-Opening Polymerization of δ-Valerolactone and ε-Caprolactone

(2011) Kosuke Makiguchi et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Highly Efficient Aluminum-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Carbonates, Lactones, and Lactides, Including a Unique Crystallographic Snapshot of an Intermediate

(2011) Jürgen Koller et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

A Simple and Efficient Synthesis of Functionalized Cyclic Carbonate Monomers Using a Versatile Pentafluorophenyl Ester Intermediate

(2010) Daniel P. Sanders et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Ring-Opening Polymerization of Trimethylene Carbonate Catalyzed by Methanesulfonic Acid: Activated Monomer versus Active Chain End Mechanisms

(2010) Damien Delcroix et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Ring-Opening Polymerization ofl-Lactide Catalyzed by an Organocatalytic System Combining Acidic and Basic Sites

(2010) Joji Kadota et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Organocatalysis: Opportunities and Challenges for Polymer Synthesis

(2010) Matthew K. Kiesewetter et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Cyclic Guanidine Organic Catalysts: What Is Magic About Triazabicyclodecene?

(2009) Matthew K. Kiesewetter et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Recent advances in the synthesis of aliphatic polyesters by ring-opening polymerization☆

(2008) C JEROME et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Lewis Base Catalysis in Organic Synthesis

(2008) Scott E. Denmark et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Organo-Catalyzed ROP of ϵ-Caprolactone: Methanesulfonic Acid Competes with Trifluoromethanesulfonic Acid

(2008) Stéphanie Gazeau-Bureau et al.   MACROMOLECULES