This article reviews the advances made over the past five decades of research in developing
effective chemocatalytic pathways to synthesize polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), a prominent …

Although bacterial stereoregular polyhydroxyalkanoates have attracted broad interest as
sustainable materials, it remains a long-standing challenge to chemically synthesize …

We report the highly isoselective ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of racemic β-
butyrolactone (β-BL) using in situ-generated catalysts based on Y [N (SiHMe2) 2] 3 (THF) 2 …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), such as poly [(R)-3-hydroxybutyrates][(R)-P3HB], are
produced by bacteria and are promising alternatives to nondegradable polyolefin plastics …

The development of nontoxic initiators which display both high activity and stability at low
catalyst concentrations can be challenging, as these desired attributes often involve …

Herein, we report that (S, S)-prophenolMg2 (μ-O n Bu)(THF) 2 ((S, S)-1, prophenol=(S, S)-2,
6-bis [2-(hydroxydiphenylmethyl) pyrrolidin-1-ylmethyl]-4-methylphenol) is a highly …

A series of lanthanide alkoxo complexes supported by ONNO salalen ligands were
synthesized and characterized. A one-pot reaction of LH2 (L=(2-O–C6H2–t Bu2-3, 5) CH═ …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) have served as promising alternatives to traditional
petroleum-based plastics. Chemical synthesis of stereoregular PHAs via stereocontrolled …

Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate)(PHB) is a material produced naturally by bacteria but is also
chemically accessible via ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of β-butyrolactone (β-BL). In …

Non-covalent interactions (NCIs) can play a major role in the stereoselective ring-opening
polymerization (ROP) of racemic β-lactones mediated by achiral metal catalysts, towards the …