Multinuclear metal complexes can effectively improve the catalytic activity of catalysts for ring-
opening polymerization (ROP) of cyclic esters. If the catalytic metal centers are close enough …

Truly sustainable plastics require renewable feedstocks coupled with efficient production
and end-of-life degradation/recycling processes. Some of the most useful degradable …

The use of multimetallic complexes is a rapidly advancing route to enhance catalyst
performance in the ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters and ethers. Multimetallic …

This review describes the recent advances (from 2008 onwards) in the use of Schiff-base
metal complexes as catalysts for the ring opening polymerization (ROP) of cyclic esters. The …

High performance biodegradable polymers (eg, aliphatic polyesters) that can display
properties that rival polyolefins are seen as future high demand materials for a variety of …

The aim of the present review is to highlight the most recent achievements in different fields
of application of salen-based zinc and aluminum complexes. More specifically this article …

Polylactide (PLA), the popular bio-based plastics, has attracted more interest as a benign
alternative for oil-based plastics. Lowering the manufacture cost of PLA and improving the …

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 …

While homometallic (salen) Al catalysts display excellent performance in lactide ring-
opening polymerization (ROP), heterometallic (salen) Al complexes have yet to be reported …

This review describes recent advances in the synthesis of homopolymers of lactide and
related cyclic esters via ring-opening polymerization (ROP) in the presence of metal …