Oscillatory adaptive catalysis: Intramolecular chain shuttling regulated by stereo-autocorrection in stereoselective polymerization of lactide

W Zhao, F Cui, J He, Y Zhang, EYX Chen - Chem, 2024 - cell.com
In metal-mediated stereoselective polymerization of cyclic esters, racemic catalysts use their
enantiomers for enantioselective roles and achieve diverse polymer stereomicrostructures …

Highly Selective O-Phenylene Bisurea Catalysts for ROP: Stabilization of Oxyanion Transition State by a Semiflexible Hydrogen Bond Pocket

J Zhang, KH Lui, R Zunino, Y Jia… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Organocatalyzed ring-opening polymerization (ROP) is a versatile technique for
synthesizing biodegradable polymers, including polyesters and polycarbonates. We …

Advancing H-Bonding Organocatalysis for Ring-Opening Polymerization: Intramolecular Activation of Initiator/Chain End

X Geng, X Liu, Q Yu, C Zhang… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Organocatalytic ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of lactones is a green method for
accessing renewable and biodegradable polyesters. Developing new organocatalysts with …

Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters and Carbonates with (Thio) urea/Cyclopropenimine Organocatalytic Systems

R Morodo, DM Dumas, J Zhang, KH Lui… - ACS Macro …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Organocatalyzed ring-opening polymerization is a powerful tool for the synthesis of a variety
of functional, readily degradable polyesters and polycarbonates. We report the use of (thio) …

Organocatalysts for L-Lactide polymerization: 2-alkyl-and 2-aryl-1, 1, 3, 3-tetramethylguanidines

R Kamaraj, PK Ganta, TB Halima, F Huang… - Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
A series of 2-alkyl-and 2-aryl-1, 1, 3, 3-tetramethylguanidine derivatives were synthesized,
and their application in L-Lactide (LA) polymerization was studied. Bn-TMG was the best …