Chemistry and engineering of cyclodextrins for molecular imaging

WF Lai, AL Rogach, WT Wong - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Cyclodextrins (CDs) are naturally occurring cyclic oligosaccharides bearing a basket-
shaped topology with an “inner–outer” amphiphilic character. The abundance of hydroxyl …

Metal complexes in the synthesis of biodegradable polymers: achievements and prospects

BN Mankaev, SS Karlov - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review describes recent advances in the synthesis of homopolymers of lactide and
related cyclic esters via ring-opening polymerization (ROP) in the presence of metal …

Dinuclear zinc salen catalysts for the ring opening copolymerization of epoxides and carbon dioxide or anhydrides

A Thevenon, JA Garden, AJP White… - Inorganic …, 2015 - ACS Publications
A series of four dizinc complexes coordinated by salen or salan ligands, derived from ortho-
vanillin and bearing (±)-trans-1, 2-diaminocyclohexane (L 1) or 2, 2-dimethyl-1, 3 …

Metal complexes containing nitrogen-heterocycle based aryloxide or arylamido derivatives as discrete catalysts for ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters

BH Huang, CY Tsai, CT Chen, BT Ko - Dalton Transactions, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of well-defined homogeneous catalysts for the ring-opening
polymerization (ROP) of cyclic esters has made enormous progress over the past decade …

Heterodinuclear titanium/zinc catalysis: synthesis, characterization and activity for CO 2/epoxide copolymerization and cyclic ester polymerization

JA Garden, AJP White, CK Williams - Dalton Transactions, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The preparation of heterodinuclear complexes, especially those comprising early-late
transition metals coordinated by a simple or symmetrical ancillary ligand, represents a …

Suppressing cyclic polymerization for isoselective synthesis of high-molecular-weight linear polylactide catalyzed by sodium/potassium sulfonamidate complexes

C Chen, Y Cui, X Mao, X Pan, J Wu - Macromolecules, 2017 - ACS Publications
A new sodium/potassium crown ether complex system with a series of bichelating
sulfonamides as ligands was developed for the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of rac …

Simple sodium and potassium phenolates as catalysts for highly isoselective polymerization of rac-lactide

Z Dai, Y Sun, J Xiong, X Pan, N Tang… - Catalysis Science & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
A series of simple sodium and potassium phenolates can highly isoselectively catalyze the
polymerization of rac-lactide (with a high Pm value of up to 0.89). Isotactic multi-block …

Exploring enantiopure zinc-scorpionates as catalysts for the preparation of polylactides, cyclic carbonates, and polycarbonates

M Navarro, S Sobrino, I Fernández… - Dalton …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
New and simple ligand design strategies for the preparation of versatile metal-based
catalysts capable of operating under greener and eco-friendly conditions in several …

New Coordination Modes for Modified Schiff Base Ti (IV) Complexes and Their Control over Lactone Ring-Opening Polymerization Activity

CB Durr, CK Williams - Inorganic Chemistry, 2018 - ACS Publications
A series of eight new bis (alkoxy) bis (phenoxy-imine) titanium (IV) catalysts, coordinated by
Schiff base ligands derived from o-vanillin (2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde), show good …

In vitro antiproliferative effect of vanadium complexes bearing 8-hydroxyquinoline-based ligands–the substituent effect

K Choroba, LR Raposo, J Palion-Gazda… - Dalton …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
This is the first comprehensive study demonstrating the antiproliferative effect of vanadium
complexes bearing 8-hydroxyquinoline (quinH) ligands, including the parent and–CH3 (Me) …