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Degradable Polyacetals/Ketals from Alternating Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization

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Alternating Cascade Metathesis Polymerization of Enynes and Cyclic Enol Ethers with Active Ruthenium Fischer Carbenes

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Polymerization of Cyclopropenes: Taming the Strain for the Synthesis of Controlled and Sequence-Regulated Polymers

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

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Synthesis and Controlled Organobase-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of Morpholine-2,5-Dione Derivatives and Monomer Recovery by Acid-Catalyzed Degradation of the Polymers

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Depolymerization of Bottlebrush Polypentenamers and Their Macromolecular Metamorphosis

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Divergent Catalytic Strategies for the Cis/Trans Stereoselective Ring-Opening Polymerization of a Dual Cyclic Carbonate/Olefin Monomer

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Adaptable Crosslinks in Polymeric Materials: Resolving the Intersection of Thermoplastics and Thermosets

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Enol Ethers Are Effective Monomers for Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization: Synthesis of Degradable and Depolymerizable Poly(2,3-dihydrofuran)

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Recent advances in ruthenium-based olefin metathesis

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Chemical synthesis of perfectly isotactic and high melting bacterial poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) from bio-sourced racemic cyclic diolide

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Superior Cascade Ring-Opening/Ring-Closing Metathesis Polymerization and Multiple Olefin Metathesis Polymerization: Enhancing the Driving Force for Successful Polymerization of Challenging Monomers

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Dynamic Remodeling of Covalent Networks via Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization

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Toward Infinitely Recyclable Plastics Derived from Renewable Cyclic Esters

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Chemically recyclable polymers: a circular economy approach to sustainability

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50th Anniversary Perspective: There Is a Great Future in Sustainable Polymers

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50th Anniversary Perspective: Living Polymerization—Emphasizing the Molecule in Macromolecules

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Thermodynamic Presynthetic Considerations for Ring-Opening Polymerization

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Versatile Tandem Ring-Opening/Ring-Closing Metathesis Polymerization: Strategies for Successful Polymerization of Challenging Monomers and Their Mechanistic Studies

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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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An aromatic/aliphatic polyester prepared via ring-opening polymerisation and its remarkably selective and cyclable depolymerisation to monomer

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A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate)

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Efficient and selective degradation of polyethylenes into liquid fuels and waxes under mild conditions

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A Simple and Facile Approach to Aliphatic N-Substituted Functional Eight-Membered Cyclic Carbonates and Their Organocatalytic Polymerization

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Ru-Catalyzed Isomerization Provides Access to Alternating Copolymers via Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization

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

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Rare-Earth Complexes Supported by Tripodal Tetradentate Bis(phenolate) Ligands: A Privileged Class of Catalysts for Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters

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Depolymerizable polymers: preparation, applications, and future outlook

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From Syndiotactic Homopolymers to Chemically Tunable Alternating Copolymers: Highly Active Yttrium Complexes for Stereoselective Ring-Opening Polymerization of β-Malolactonates

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A Bicyclo[4.2.0]octene-Derived Monomer Provides Completely Linear Alternating Copolymers via Alternating Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization (AROMP)

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One-Pot Synthesis of Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) Copolymers via Ruthenium Catalyzed Equilibrium Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of Hydroxyl Functionalized Cyclopentene

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Mechanically triggered heterolytic unzipping of a low-ceiling-temperature polymer

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Recyclable, Strong Thermosets and Organogels via Paraformaldehyde Condensation with Diamines

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Fast Tandem Ring-Opening/Ring-Closing Metathesis Polymerization from a Monomer Containing Cyclohexene and Terminal Alkyne

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

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The Reaction Mechanism for the Organocatalytic Ring-Opening Polymerization ofl-Lactide Using a Guanidine-Based Catalyst: Hydrogen-Bonded or Covalently Bound?

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