Polarized olefins as enabling (co)catalysts for the polymerization of γ-butyrolactone

Controlled preparation of amphiphilic triblock-copolyether in a metal- and solvent-free approach for tailored structure-directing agents

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NHO to aNHC Isomerization at a Pd0 -Center

(2018) André Schumann et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

The Lewis Pair Polymerization of Lactones Using Metal Halides and N-Heterocyclic Olefins: Theoretical Insights

(2018) Jan Meisner et al.   MOLECULES

Preparation of biorenewable poly(γ-butyrolactone)-b-poly(l-lactide) diblock copolyesters via one-pot sequential metal-free ring-opening polymerization

(2018) Yong Shen et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Living Polymerization of Conjugated Polar Alkenes Catalyzed by N-Heterocyclic Olefin-Based Frustrated Lewis Pairs

(2018) Qianyi Wang et al.   ACS Catalysis

N-Heterocyclic Olefin-Based (Co)polymerization of a Challenging Monomer: Homopolymerization of ω-Pentadecalactone and Its Copolymers with γ-Butyrolactone, δ-Valerolactone, and ε-Caprolactone

(2017) Patrick Walther et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Guidelines To Select the N-Heterocyclic Carbene for the Organopolymerization of Monomers with a Polar Group

(2017) Laura Falivene et al.   MACROMOLECULES

N-Heterocyclic olefins as initiators for the polymerization of (meth)acrylic monomers: a combined experimental and theoretical approach

(2017) Stefan Naumann et al.   Polymer Chemistry

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

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

Dual Catalysis Based on N-Heterocyclic Olefins for the Copolymerization of Lactones: High Performance and Tunable Selectivity

(2016) Stefan Naumann et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Fast and selective ring-opening polymerizations by alkoxides and thioureas

(2016) Xiangyi Zhang et al.   Nature Chemistry

Development and Applications of Transesterification Reactions Catalyzed by N-Heterocyclic Olefins

(2016) Marcus Blümel et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Improved synthesis of N -heterocyclic olefins and evaluation of their donor strengths

(2016) Kate Powers et al.   POLYHEDRON

Bis- and Tris-Urea H-Bond Donors for Ring-Opening Polymerization: Unprecedented Activity and Control from an Organocatalyst

(2016) Kurt V. Fastnacht et al.   ACS Macro Letters

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

(2016) Stefan Naumann et al.   ACS Macro Letters

N-Heterocyclic Olefins as Organocatalysts for Polymerization: Preparation of Well-Defined Poly(propylene oxide)

(2015) Stefan Naumann et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

The Resurgence of the Highly Ylidic N-Heterocyclic Olefins as a New Class of Organocatalysts

(2015) Reece D. Crocker et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

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

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

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

(2015) Miao Hong et al.   Nature Chemistry

Ion pairing effects in the zwitterionic ring opening polymerization of δ-valerolactone

(2015) Young A. Chang et al.   Polymer Chemistry

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

(2015) Jingjing Liu et al.   Polymer Chemistry

N-Heterocyclic carbenes for metal-free polymerization catalysis: an update

(2015) Stefan Naumann et al.   POLYMER INTERNATIONAL

Mechanistic Aspects of Initiation and Deactivation in N-Heterocyclic Olefin Mediated Polymerization of Acrylates with Alane as Activator

(2014) Yin-Bao Jia et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Zwitterionic Ring-Opening Polymerization for the Synthesis of High Molecular Weight Cyclic Polymers

(2013) Hayley A. Brown et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB): a new generation of resorbable medical devices for tissue repair and regeneration

(2013) Simon F. Williams et al.   Biomedical Engineering-Biomedizinische Technik

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

(2013) Maréva Fèvre et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Acid-catalyzed Ring-opening Polymerization of γ-Butyrolactone under High-pressure Conditions

(2013) Kazuya Yamashita et al.   CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Preparation of 2-Alkylidene-Substituted 1,3,4,5-Tetramethylimidazolines and Their Reactivity Towards RhIComplexes and B(C6F5)3

(2013) Sabrina Kronig et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Fast CO2 Sequestration, Activation, and Catalytic Transformation Using N-Heterocyclic Olefins

(2013) Yan-Bo Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Organocatalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of Ethylene Oxide in the Presence of Alcohols or Trimethylsilyl Nucleophiles as Chain Moderators for the Synthesis of α,ω-Heterodifunctionalized Poly(ethylene oxide)s

(2010) Jean Raynaud et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Push–pull alkenes from cyclic ketene-N,N′-acetals: a wide span of double bond lengths and twist angles

(2010) Guozhong Ye et al.   TETRAHEDRON

Cyclic Poly(α-peptoid)s and Their Block Copolymers from N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Mediated Ring-Opening Polymerizations of N-SubstitutedN-Carboxylanhydrides

(2009) Li Guo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Coordination Chemistry of Ene-1,1-diamines and a Prototype “Carbodicarbene”

(2008) Alois Fürstner et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Feasibility of production methods for succinic acid derivatives: a marriage of renewable resources and chemical technology

(2008) Ana Cukalovic et al.   Biofuels Bioproducts & Biorefining-Biofpr

Succinic Acid: A New Platform Chemical for Biobased Polymers from Renewable Resources

(2008) I. Bechthold et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

Succinic acid from renewable resources as a C4building-block chemical—a review of the catalytic possibilities in aqueous media

(2008) Clara Delhomme et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY