Recent Advances in Sequence‐Controlled Ring‐Opening Copolymerizations of Monomer Mixtures
Transforming renewable resources into functional and degradable polymers is driven by the
ever‐increasing demand to replace unsustainable polyolefins. However, the utility of many …
ever‐increasing demand to replace unsustainable polyolefins. However, the utility of many …
Mechanistic Insights into Selective Indium-Catalyzed Coupling of Epoxides and Lactones
K Hosseini, C Goonesinghe, H Roshandel… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Spiro-orthoesters, produced from the coupling of lactones and epoxides, are presequenced
monomers capable of generating alternating poly (ether-alt-esters) after ring-opening …
monomers capable of generating alternating poly (ether-alt-esters) after ring-opening …
Rethinking the Lewis Acidity of Cationic Gallium and Indium Catalysts
C Goonesinghe, HJ Jung, IO Betinol, JR Gaffen… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Indium compounds are commonly considered weaker Lewis acids than their gallium
counterparts. We explore the difference in Lewis acidity of the cationic dialkylgallium [GaR2 …
counterparts. We explore the difference in Lewis acidity of the cationic dialkylgallium [GaR2 …
Synthesis of High-Molecular-Weight Poly(ether-alt-ester) by Selective Double Ring-Opening Polymerization of Spiroorthoesters
HJ Jung, C Goonesinghe, Z Zhang, J Chang… - ACS Macro …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We report the selective double ring-opening polymerization of presequenced
spiroorthoester monomers to form high-molecular-weight (≈ 90 kDa) poly (ether-alt-ester) s …
spiroorthoester monomers to form high-molecular-weight (≈ 90 kDa) poly (ether-alt-ester) s …
Preparation of Chemically Recyclable Poly(ether-alt-ester) by the Ring Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Monomers Synthesized by Coupling Glycolide and Epoxides
F Ren, ZZ Liang, MX Niu, CY Hu, X Pang - Chinese Journal of Polymer …, 2024 - Springer
Polyester and polyether are two key oxygenated polymers, and completely alternative
sequence of poly (ester-alt-ether) could efficiently combine the advantages (including …
sequence of poly (ester-alt-ether) could efficiently combine the advantages (including …
Hemilabile ligands supporting cationic indium complexes: tuning reactivity in catalysis
C Goonesinghe - 2023 - open.library.ubc.ca
Over the years, numerous neutral indium catalysts have been studied for polymerization
reactions. However, recent research conducted by Mehrkhodavandi and co-workers has …
reactions. However, recent research conducted by Mehrkhodavandi and co-workers has …