Synthetic petrochemical-based polymers have had a tremendous industrial impact since the
1940s. Despite the numerous advantages of these materials, two major drawbacks remain …

The review summarizes recent developments in the preparation and use of new initiators for
the ring opening polymerization of lactide. The review compares different classes of initiator …

The synthesis of chiral aluminum and yttrium alkoxides and their application for lactide
polymerization are reported. The complexes (SalBinap) MOR [4, M= Al, R= iPr; 5, M= Y …

This review describes recent development of ring-opening polymerization of lactides and
related cyclic esters using main group metal complexes as catalysts/initiators. The …

Mass spectrometry of intact synthetic polymers has been limited to field desorption (FD) MS
for many years. More recently, soft ionization techniques such as electrospray (ESI) and …

This paper reviews ring-opening polymerization of lactones and lactides with different types
of initiators and catalysts as well as their use in the synthesis of macromolecules with …

Chiral aluminum isopropoxides based on enantiopure or racemic cyclohexylsalen ligand
(Jacobsen ligand) have been prepared and employed for stereoelective/stereoselective ring …

This perspective highlights recent research on the preparation of polyesters by the ring-
opening polymerization of cyclic esters employing well-characterized metal complexes …

Abstract Easily accessible [(salen)(iPrO) Al] exerts excellent molecular-weight and
stereochemical control in lactide polymerization either in solution or in the absence of …

Polymerization of ε-caprolactone (CL) initiated with tin (II) octoate (tin (II) 2-
ethylhexanoate,(Sn (Oct) 2)) in the presence of butyl alcohol (BuOH) or water and conducted …