Carbon dioxide (CO2) has long been recognized as an ideal C1 feedstock comonomer for
producing sustainable materials because it is renewable, abundant, and cost-effective …

Abstract In 2022, The MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and
Functionalization in Zhejiang University had achieved several important results. First, a …

Although great successes have been achieved, the preparation of closed‐loop recyclable
polyesters with high working temperatures still remains as a big challenge. Herein, we …

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is considered a renewable one-carbon building block for chemical
synthesis owing to its abundance, low toxicity, nonflammability, and availability. The …

Carbon dioxide (CO2), as a renewable and nontoxic C1 feedstock, has been recognized as
an ideal comonomer to prepare sustainable materials. In this regard, substantial focus has …

As a substituted‐δ‐valerolactone, α‐ethylidene‐δ‐vinyl‐δ‐valerolactone (EVL) provides a
method of utilizing carbon dioxide with 1, 3‐butadiene to produce functional polymers. Its di …

Comprehensive Summary The utilization of carbon dioxide (CO2) as a C1 feedstock is
consistently attractive, especially in the preparation of sustainable polymeric materials. In …

α-Ethylidene-δ-vinyl-δ-valerolactone (EVL) is the only intermediate to synthesize
copolymers of CO2 with 1, 3-butadiene whose ring-opening polymerization (ROP), however …

Ring-opening random, gradient, and block copolymerizations of CO2-derived δ-
valerolactone 3-ethyl-6-vinyltetrahydro-2 H-pyran-2-one (EtVP) with ε-caprolactone (ε-CL) …

Nucleophilic and non-nucleophilic bases have been employed in anionic oligomerization of
unsaturated δ-valerolactone (3-ethylidene-6-vinyltetrahydro-2 H-pyran-2-one)(1). Compared …