Functional Polycarbonates from Carbon Dioxide and Tailored Epoxide Monomers: Degradable Materials and Their Application Potential

Synthesis and process optimization of soybean oil-based terminal epoxides for the production of new biodegradable polycarbonates via the intergration of CO 2

(2017) Chun Chang et al.   INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS

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

Construction of Well-Defined Redox-Responsive CO2 -Based Polycarbonates: Combination of Immortal Copolymerization and Prereaction Approach

(2017) Shunjie Liu et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Rigid Hyperbranched Polycarbonate Polyols from CO2 and Cyclohexene-Based Epoxides

(2017) Markus Scharfenberg et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Stereoregular CO2 Copolymers from Epoxides with an Electron-Withdrawing Group: Crystallization and Unexpected Stereocomplexation

(2017) Wei-Min Ren et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Multiarm Polycarbonate Star Polymers with a Hyperbranched Polyether Core from CO2 and Common Epoxides

(2017) Markus Scharfenberg et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Directed Self-Assembly of Polystyrene-b-poly(propylene carbonate) on Chemical Patterns via Thermal Annealing for Next Generation Lithography

(2017) Guan-Wen Yang et al.   NANO LETTERS

Access to Biorenewable Polycarbonates with Unusual Glass-Transition Temperature (Tg) Modulation

(2017) Nicole Kindermann et al.   ACS Catalysis

Acid-Labile Surfactants Based on Poly(ethylene glycol), Carbon Dioxide and Propylene Oxide: Miniemulsion Polymerization and Degradation Studies

(2017) Markus Scharfenberg et al.   Polymers

Biobased Polycarbonate as a Gas Separation Membrane and “Breathing Glass” for Energy Saving Applications

(2017) Oliver Hauenstein et al.   Advanced Materials Technologies

A Novel Single-Ion-Conducting Polymer Electrolyte Derived from CO2-Based Multifunctional Polycarbonate

(2016) Kuirong Deng et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Transparent Films from CO2-Based Polyunsaturated Poly(ether carbonate)s: A Novel Synthesis Strategy and Fast Curing

(2016) Muhammad Afzal Subhani et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Post-functionalization of fully biobased poly(limonene carbonate)s: Synthesis, characterization and coating evaluation

(2016) Chunliang Li et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Bio-based polycarbonate from limonene oxide and CO2 with high molecular weight, excellent thermal resistance, hardness and transparency

(2016) O. Hauenstein et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Environmentally Benign CO2-Based Copolymers: Degradable Polycarbonates Derived from Dihydroxybutyric Acid and Their Platinum–Polymer Conjugates

(2016) Fu-Te Tsai et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

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

Postpolymerization Modifications of Alkene-Functional Polycarbonates for the Development of Advanced Materials Biomaterials

(2016) Anthony W. Thomas et al.   MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE

Copolymerization of Epichlorohydrin and CO2 Using Zinc Glutarate: An Additional Application of ZnGA in Polycarbonate Synthesis

(2016) Padmanaban Sudakar et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Mechanistic Insights into Water-Mediated Tandem Catalysis of Metal-Coordination CO2/Epoxide Copolymerization and Organocatalytic Ring-Opening Polymerization: One-Pot, Two Steps, and Three Catalysis Cycles for Triblock Copolymers Synthesis

(2016) Guang-Peng Wu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Terpolymers Derived from Limonene Oxide and Carbon Dioxide: Access to Cross-Linked Polycarbonates with Improved Thermal Properties

(2016) Carmen Martín et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Carbon Dioxide-Derived Immortal Brush Macromolecules with Poly(propylene carbonate) Side Chains

(2016) Satoshi Honda et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Dynamics of Polyether Polyols and Polyether Carbonate Polyols

(2016) M. Pohl et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Catalysts for CO2/epoxide ring-opening copolymerization

(2016) G. Trott et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

One-pot synthesis and postpolymerization functionalization of cyclic carbonate/epoxide-difunctional polycarbonates prepared by regioselective diepoxide/CO2 copolymerization

(2016) Bing Han et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Light-mediated curing of CO2-based unsaturated polyethercarbonates via thiol–ene click chemistry

(2016) M. A. Subhani et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Synthesis of four- and six-armed star-shaped polycarbonates by immortal alternating copolymerization of CO2 and propylene oxide

(2016) Hiroshi Sugimoto et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Adjustable crystalline stereocomplexes from enantiopure gradient polycarbonates

(2016) Ye Liu et al.   Science China-Chemistry

Bio-based polycarbonate as synthetic toolbox

(2016) O. Hauenstein et al.   Nature Communications

In Situ Generated ABA Block Copolymers from CO2, Cyclohexene Oxide, and Poly(dimethylsiloxane)s

(2016) Marina Reiter et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Direct Copolymerization of CO2 and Diols

(2016) Masazumi Tamura et al.   Scientific Reports

Construction of Versatile and Functional Nanostructures Derived from CO2-based Polycarbonates

(2015) Yanyan Wang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Renewable polycarbonates and polyesters from 1,4-cyclohexadiene

(2015) Matthias Winkler et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Multicomponent Nanomaterials with Complex Networked Architectures from Orthogonal Degradation and Binary Metal Backfilling in ABC Triblock Terpolymers

(2015) Christina D. Cowman et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(glyceric Acid Carbonate): A Degradable Analogue of Poly(acrylic Acid)

(2015) Heng Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Carbon Dioxide/Epoxide Copolymerization via a Nanosized Zinc–Cobalt(III) Double Metal Cyanide Complex: Substituent Effects of Epoxides on Polycarbonate Selectivity, Regioselectivity and Glass Transition Temperatures

(2015) Xing-Hong Zhang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Dramatic Behavioral Differences of the Copolymerization Reactions of 1,4-Cyclohexadiene and 1,3-Cyclohexadiene Oxides with Carbon Dioxide

(2015) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Crystallization of Alternating Limonene Oxide/Carbon Dioxide Copolymers: Determination of the Crystal Structure of Stereocomplex Poly(limonene carbonate)

(2015) Finizia Auriemma et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Controllable synthesis of a narrow polydispersity CO2-based oligo(carbonate-ether) tetraol

(2015) Shunjie Liu et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Terpolymerization of propylene oxide and vinyl oxides with CO2: copolymer cross-linking and surface modification via thiol–ene click chemistry

(2015) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Fully degradable brush polymers with polycarbonate backbones and polylactide side chains

(2015) Jie Liu et al.   Science China-Chemistry

Crystalline CO2-based polycarbonates prepared from racemic catalyst through intramolecularly interlocked assembly

(2015) Ye Liu et al.   Nature Communications

Synthesis and characterization of amino-functionalized poly(propylene carbonate)

(2015) Pengfei Song et al.   RSC Advances

Synthesis of Aliphatic Poly(ether 1,2-glycerol carbonate)s via Copolymerization of CO2 with Glycidyl Ethers Using a Cobalt Salen Catalyst and Study of a Thermally Stable Solid Polymer Electrolyte

(2015) Marlena D. Konieczynska et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Crystalline Stereocomplexed Polycarbonates: Hydrogen-Bond-Driven Interlocked Orderly Assembly of the Opposite Enantiomers

(2014) Ye Liu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Chemoselective Polymerization Control: From Mixed-Monomer Feedstock to Copolymers

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

Stereoselective Epoxide Polymerization and Copolymerization

(2014) M. Ian Childers et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Component ratio effects of hyperbranched triazine compound and ammonium polyphosphate in flame-retardant polypropylene composites

(2014) Menglan Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Green polycarbonates prepared by the copolymerization of CO2with epoxides

(2014) Masoumeh Taherimehr et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Efficient solvent-free alternating copolymerization of CO2with 1, 2-epoxydodecane and terpolymerization with styrene oxide via heterogeneous catalysis

(2014) Ying-Ying Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Aliphatic Polycarbonates Based on Carbon Dioxide, Furfuryl Glycidyl Ether, and Glycidyl Methyl Ether: Reversible Functionalization and Cross-Linking

(2014) Jeannette Hilf et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Postpolymerization Functionalization of Copolymers Produced from Carbon Dioxide and 2-Vinyloxirane: Amphiphilic/Water-Soluble CO2-Based Polycarbonates

(2014) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Stereospecific CO2 Copolymers from 3,5-Dioxaepoxides: Crystallization and Functionallization

(2014) Ye Liu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synthesis and Characterization of Hydroxyl-Functionalized Poly(propylene carbonate)

(2014) Xiaojun Wu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Copolymerization and Cycloaddition Products Derived from Coupling Reactions of 1,2-Epoxy-4-cyclohexene and Carbon Dioxide. Postpolymerization Functionalization via Thiol–Ene Click Reactions

(2014) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Carbon-dioxide-derived unsaturated alicyclic polycarbonate: Synthesis, characterization, and post-polymerization modification

(2014) Satoshi Honda et al.   POLYMER

One-pot controllable synthesis of oligo(carbonate-ether) triol using a Zn-Co-DMC catalyst: the special role of trimesic acid as an initiation-transfer agent

(2014) Shunjie Liu et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Synthesis of fully alternating polycarbonate with low Tg from carbon dioxide and bio-based fatty acid

(2014) Ying-Ying Zhang et al.   RSC Advances

A One-Pot Synthesis of a Triblock Copolymer from Propylene Oxide/Carbon Dioxide and Lactide: Intermediacy of Polyol Initiators

(2013) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Base initiated depolymerization of polycarbonates to epoxide and carbon dioxide co-monomers: a computational study

(2013) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Biodegradable CO2-based polycarbonates with rapid and reversible thermal response at body temperature

(2013) Qinghai Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Hydrophilic CO2-based biodegradable polycarbonates: Synthesis and rapid thermo-responsive behavior

(2013) Lin Gu et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Synthesis of Atactic and Isotactic Poly(1,2-glycerol carbonate)s: Degradable Polymers for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications

(2013) Heng Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

From CO2-Based Multifunctional Polycarbonates With a Controlled Number of Functional Groups to Graft Polymers

(2013) Jeannette Geschwind et al.   MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

CO2-Based Non-ionic Surfactants: Solvent-Free Synthesis of Poly(ethylene glycol)-block-Poly(propylene carbonate) Block Copolymers

(2013) Jeannette Hilf et al.   MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Propargyl-Functional Aliphatic Polycarbonate Obtained from Carbon Dioxide and Glycidyl Propargyl Ether

(2013) Jeannette Hilf et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Controlled Synthesis of Multi-Arm Star Polyether-Polycarbonate Polyols Based on Propylene Oxide and CO2

(2013) Jeannette Hilf et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Crystalline CO2 Copolymer from Epichlorohydrin via Co(III)-Complex-Mediated Stereospecific Polymerization

(2013) Guang-Peng Wu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Depolymerization of Poly(indene carbonate). A Unique Degradation Pathway

(2013) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   MACROMOLECULES

An Efficient Method of Depolymerization of Poly(cyclopentene carbonate) to Its Comonomers: Cyclopentene Oxide and Carbon Dioxide

(2013) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synthesis of CO2-Derived Poly(indene carbonate) from Indene Oxide Utilizing Bifunctional Cobalt(III) Catalysts

(2013) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Poly(1,2-glycerol carbonate): A Fundamental Polymer Structure Synthesized from CO2 and Glycidyl Ethers

(2013) Jeannette Geschwind et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synthesis of H-shaped carbon-dioxide-derived poly(propylene carbonate) for topology-based reduction of the glass transition temperature

(2013) Asato Yoshida et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Poly(carbonate) copolymers with a tailored number of hydroxyl groups from glycidyl ethers and CO2

(2013) Jeannette Hilf et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Catalytic Coupling of Cyclopentene Oxide and CO2 Utilizing Bifunctional (salen)Co(III) and (salen)Cr(III) Catalysts: Comparative Processes Involving Binary (salen)Cr(III) Analogs

(2013) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   ACS Catalysis

CO2 Copolymers from Epoxides: Catalyst Activity, Product Selectivity, and Stereochemistry Control

(2012) Xiao-Bing Lu et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Photo-Cross-Linked Poly(ethylene carbonate) Elastomers: Synthesis, in Vivo Degradation, and Determination of in Vivo Degradation Mechanism

(2012) L. A. Cornacchione et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Synthesis and post-polymerisation modifications of aliphatic poly(carbonate)s prepared by ring-opening polymerisation

(2012) Sarah Tempelaar et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

What's new with CO2? Recent advances in its copolymerization with oxiranes

(2012) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Cobalt(III)-complex-mediated terpolymerization of CO2, styrene oxide, and epoxides with an electron-donating group

(2012) Guang-Peng Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Stable, Hydroxyl Functional Polycarbonates With Glycerol Side Chains Synthesized From CO2and Isopropylidene(glyceryl glycidyl ether)

(2012) Jeannette Geschwind et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Synthesis and Polymerization of Norbornenyl-Terminated Multiblock Poly(cyclohexene carbonate)s: A Consecutive Ring-Opening Polymerization Route to Multisegmented Graft Polycarbonates

(2012) Jeung Gon Kim et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Cobaltoporphyrin-Catalyzed CO2/Epoxide Copolymerization: Selectivity Control by Molecular Design

(2012) Carly E. Anderson et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synthesis and Functionalization of Thiol-Reactive Biodegradable Polymers

(2012) Sebla Onbulak et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Triblock copolymers from lactide and telechelic poly(cyclohexene carbonate)

(2012) Michael R. Kember et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Orthogonal Modification of Norbornene-Functional Degradable Polymers

(2012) Rebecca J. Williams et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Bifunctional cobalt Salen complex: a highly selective catalyst for the coupling of CO2 and epoxides under mild conditions

(2011) Hongchun Li et al.   APPLIED ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY

Alternating Copolymerization of Propylene Oxide/Alkylene Oxide and Carbon Dioxide: Tuning Thermal Properties of Polycarbonates

(2011) Atsushi Okada et al.   CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Synthesis and characterization of high molecular weight poly(1,2-propylene carbonate-co-1,2-cyclohexylene carbonate) using zinc complex catalyst

(2011) Jing-shu Wu et al.   CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE

Utilization of carbon dioxide for polymer electrolytes [II]: Synthesis of alternating copolymers with glycidyl ethers as novel ion-conductive polymers

(2011) Mizuki Nakamura et al.   ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA

Alternating copolymerization of CO2 and styrene oxide with Co(iii)-based catalyst systems: differences between styrene oxide and propylene oxide

(2011) Guang-Peng Wu et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

(Salan)CrCl, an effective catalyst for the copolymerization and terpolymerization of epoxides and carbon dioxide

(2011) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Biomedical applications of biodegradable polymers

(2011) Bret D. Ulery et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS

Synthesis of Poly(indene carbonate) from Indene Oxide and Carbon Dioxide—A Polycarbonate with a Rigid Backbone

(2011) Donald J. Darensbourg et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Mechanistic Insights into Heterogeneous Zinc Dicarboxylates and Theoretical Considerations for CO2–Epoxide Copolymerization

(2011) Stephan Klaus et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Perfectly Alternating Copolymerization of CO2and Epichlorohydrin Using Cobalt(III)-Based Catalyst Systems

(2011) Guang-Peng Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Tailored Living Block Copolymerization: Multiblock Poly(cyclohexene carbonate)s with Sequence Control

(2011) Jeung Gon Kim et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Fully Degradable and Well-Defined Brush Copolymers from Combination of Living CO2/Epoxide Copolymerization, Thiol–Ene Click Reaction and ROP of ε-caprolactone

(2011) Jiang-Feng Zhang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Connection of polymer chains using diepoxide in CO2/propylene oxide copolymerizations

(2011) Anish Cyriac et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Construction of functional aliphatic polycarbonates for biomedical applications

(2011) Jun Feng et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Synthesis of a family of amphiphilic glycopolymers via controlled ring-opening polymerization of functionalized cyclic carbonates and their application in drug delivery

(2010) Fabian Suriano et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Catalysts for CO2/epoxide copolymerisation

(2010) Michael R. Kember et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Recent advances in CO2/epoxide copolymerization—New strategies and cooperative mechanisms

(2010) Stephan Klaus et al.   COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Highly Selective Synthesis of CO2Copolymer from Styrene Oxide

(2010) Guang-Peng Wu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Immortal CO2/Propylene Oxide Copolymerization: Precise Control of Molecular Weight and Architecture of Various Block Copolymers

(2010) Anish Cyriac et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Highly Active, Bifunctional Co(III)-Salen Catalyst for Alternating Copolymerization of CO2with Cyclohexene Oxide and Terpolymerization with Aliphatic Epoxides

(2010) Wei-Min Ren et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Alternating copolymers of carbon dioxide with glycidyl ethers for novel ion-conductive polymer electrolytes

(2010) Yoichi Tominaga et al.   POLYMER

Functionalized cyclic carbonates: from synthesis and metal-free catalyzed ring-opening polymerization to applications

(2010) Fabian Suriano et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Alternating copolymerization of CO2 with propylene oxide and terpolymerization with aliphatic epoxides by bifunctional cobalt Salen complex

(2010) Hongchun Li et al.   POLYMER JOURNAL

pH-Sensitive degradable polymersomes for triggered release of anticancer drugs: A comparative study with micelles

(2009) Wei Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE

Synthesis and Stabilization of Novel Aliphatic Polycarbonate from Renewable Resource

(2009) Yuxi Hu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Terpolymerizations of CO2, Propylene Oxide, and Various Epoxides Using a Cobalt(III) Complex of Salen-Type Ligand Tethered by Four Quaternary Ammonium Salts

(2009) Jong Eon Seong et al.   MACROMOLECULES

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

Epoxy functionalised poly(ε-caprolactone): synthesis and application

(2008) Jiaxiang Zhou et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Thermally stable poly(propylene carbonate) synthesized by copolymerizing with bulky naphthalene containing monomer

(2008) L. J. Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Thermally stable aliphatic polycarbonate containing bulky carbazole pendants

(2008) L. J. Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Effect of cocatalyst and carbon dioxide pressure on the synthesis of polycarbonate from phenyl glycidyl ether and carbon dioxide

(2008) Ji-Yeon Ahn et al.   KOREAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Poly(Propylene Carbonate), Old Copolymers of Propylene Oxide and Carbon Dioxide with New Interests: Catalysis and Material Properties

(2008) Gerrit Luinstra   Polymer Reviews

Biodegradation of Aliphatic and Aromatic Polycarbonates

(2007) Trishul Artham et al.   MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE