Olefin polymerization catalysis is an ever-growing and ever-evolving field that is of strategic
importance as scientists continually search for new methods to produce advanced polymeric …

Switchable catalysis is a powerful tool in the polymer chemist's toolbox as it allows on
demand access to a variety of polymer architectures. Switchable catalysts operate by the …

Redox control is an attractive strategy for modulating polymerization processes as well as
the compositions, microstructures, and properties of polymer products. This perspective …

Aliphatic polyesters such as polylactide (PLA) and polycaprolactone (PCL) have attracted
much attention due to their prominent features of environmentally friendly materials with …

An electrochemical method was developed for the redox switchable polymerization of
lactide and cyclohexene oxide. Using a lithium reversible sacrificial electrode and a high …

Poly (lactic acid), PLA, which holds great promise as a biodegradable substitute of fossil
resource-derived polyolefins, is industrially produced by the ring-opening polymerization of …

A salen ligand and its derivatives salan and salalen, bearing the same substituents on the
phenolate rings, have been synthesized and then used for the preparation of the …

Redox-switching of a formazanate zinc catalyst in ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of
lactide is described. Using a redox-active ligand bound to an inert metal ion (Zn2+) allows …

An aluminum (III) iso‐propoxide complex supported by salfen (1, salfen= 1, 1′‐di (2, 4‐bis‐
tert‐butyl‐salicylimino) ferrocene) was synthesized and characterized. Compound 1 can be …

Catalysis based on well-defined iron complexes has experienced a very strong growth over
the last decade, driven by the need to develop a chemistry that is increasingly in line with …