Borane catalysis for epoxide (co) polymerization

S Naumann - Polymer Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Since 2016, when simple triethylborane (Et3B) was revealed as a very capable catalyst for
the copolymerization of epoxides and carbon dioxide, research effort regarding this type of …

Macrocyclic polymers: Synthesis, purification, properties and applications

J Ochs, CA Pagnacco, F Barroso-Bujans - Progress in Polymer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Cyclic polymers present a topology that differ significantly from their linear counterparts due
to their circular structure and therefore, the lack of chain ends. These simple characteristics …

Phosphine-Borane Frustrated Lewis Pairs for Metal-Free CO2/Epoxide Copolymerization

Y Wang, Z Liu, W Guo, C Zhang, X Zhang - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
The development of metal-free catalysts with excellent activity and controllability remains a
significant obstacle for the copolymerization of CO2 and epoxides. In this study, we used the …

Design of Topology‐Controlled Polyethers toward Robust Cooperative Hydrogen Bonding

J Kim, S Choi, J Baek, YI Park, JC Kim… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Topology control of polymers is critical for determining their physical properties and potential
applications; in particular, topologies that incorporate numerous hydrogen bonding (H …

Kinetics of heterogeneous polymerization of glycidol with B (C6F5) 3 in toluene in the absence and presence of water

EG Urreizti, X Gastearena, A Lam… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
The synthesis of polyglycidol (or polyglycerol) using tris-(pentafluorophenyl) borane [B (C 6
F 5) 3] as a catalyst produces a branched structure with a cyclic core by a mechanism of …

Dual crosslinking polymer networks: correlation between polymer topologies and self-healing efficiency

S Choi, J Kim, E Seo, H Jung, JE Jeong, YI Park… - Polymer …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The topologies of polymers can impact the performance of polymeric materials, including
their chemical and physical properties. In this work, a dynamic covalent bond of boronate …

Potassium Acetate/18‐Crown‐6 Pair: Robust and Versatile Catalyst for Synthesis of Polyols from Ring‐Opening Copolymerization of Epoxides and Cyclic Anhydrides

X Dou, XH Liu, B Wang, YS Li - Chinese Journal of Chemistry, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Comprehensive Summary Efficient synthesis of polyester polyols with tunable molecular
weight and microstructures from cyclic anhydride/epoxide mixtures by taking advantage of …

[HTML][HTML] Polyether-based waterborne synergists: effect of polymer topologies on pigment dispersion

H Kang, SE Kim, YI Park, JC Kim, JE Jeong, H Jung… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Control of polymer topologies is essential to determine their unique physical properties and
potential applications. The polymer topologies can have a critical effect on pigment …

[HTML][HTML] Quasilinear polyglycidols by triethyborane-controlled anionic polymerization of unprotected glycidol

P Alagi, Y Gnanou, X Feng - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, quasilinear polyglycidols (PG) s with ultralow degree of branching (DB) could
be synthesized through anionic polymerization of glycidol carried out in the presence of …

Revealing the Monomer Gradient of Polyether Copolymers Prepared Using N‐Heterocyclic Olefins: Metal‐Free Anionic versus Zwitterionic Lewis Pair Polymerization

E Kersten, O Linker, J Blankenburg… - Macromolecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract N‐Heterocyclic olefin (NHO)‐based polymerization pathways for the
copolymerization of ethylene oxide (EO) and propylene oxide (PO) are investigated in detail …