Polymerization of polar monomers mediated by main-group Lewis acid–base pairs

M Hong, J Chen, EYX Chen - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The development of new or more sustainable, active, efficient, controlled, and selective
polymerization reactions or processes continues to be crucial for the synthesis of important …

Biodegradable polymers-a review on recent trends and emerging perspectives

GE Luckachan, CKS Pillai - Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 2011 - Springer
Recent trends in biodegradable polymers indicate significant developments in terms of
novel design strategies and engineering to provide advanced polymers with comparably …

O‐to‐S Substitution Enables Dovetailing Conflicting Cyclizability, Polymerizability, and Recyclability: Dithiolactone vs. Dilactone

Y Wang, M Li, J Chen, Y Tao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Developing chemically recyclable polymers represents a greener alternative to landfill and
incineration and offers a closed‐loop strategy toward a circular materials economy …

Recent trends in catalytic polymerizations

DJ Walsh, MG Hyatt, SA Miller, D Guironnet - ACS Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Polymers have become one of the largest and most important materials we use in daily life.
Their popularity has stemmed from their wide range of material properties combined with …

A moisture-tolerant route to unprotected α/β-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides and facile synthesis of hyperbranched polypeptides

ZY Tian, Z Zhang, S Wang, H Lu - Nature Communications, 2021 - nature.com
A great hurdle in the production of synthetic polypeptides lies in the access of N-
carboxyanhydrides (NCA) monomers, which requires dry solvents, Schlenk line/gloveboxe …

Organocatalysis: opportunities and challenges for polymer synthesis

MK Kiesewetter, EJ Shin, JL Hedrick… - …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Organocatalysis offers a number of opportunities in polymer synthesis and was among the
earliest methods of catalyzing the synthesis of polyesters. In the following Perspective we …

Self-switchable polymerization: a smart approach to sequence-controlled degradable copolymers

C Hu, X Pang, X Chen - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
In the quest for sustainable development, degradable polymers are attractive alternatives to
traditional fossil-based plastics. As monocomponent degradable polymers often suffer from …

Organocatalytic ring-opening polymerization

NE Kamber, W Jeong, RM Waymouth, RC Pratt… - Chemical …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Modern synthetic methods have revolutionized polymer chemistry through the development
of new and powerful strategies for the controlled synthesis of complex polymer architectures …

Advancing the development of recyclable aromatic polyesters by functionalization and stereocomplexation

HZ Fan, X Yang, JH Chen, YM Tu, Z Cai… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The development of innovative synthetic polymer systems to overcome the trade‐offs
between the polymer's depolymerizability and performance properties is in high demand for …

Natural monomers: A mine for functional and sustainable materials–Occurrence, chemical modification and polymerization

G John, S Nagarajan, PK Vemula, JR Silverman… - Progress in Polymer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Owing to the natural abundance, variety of structural features, and highly specific functions,
natural monomers render themselves as potential candidates for production of high …