Exploiting multimetallic cooperativity in the ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters and ethers

U Yolsal, PJ Shaw, PA Lowy, R Chambenahalli… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
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 …

Recent developments on the use of group 13 metal complexes in catalysis

S Dagorne, R Wehmschulte - ChemCatChem, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The present Minireview highlights the most representative and emerging developments
reported since 2012 on the use of well‐defined group 13 metal species in homogeneous …

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 …

High efficiency organic Lewis pair catalyst for ring-opening polymerization of epoxides with chemoselectivity

Y Chen, J Shen, S Liu, J Zhao, Y Wang… - Macromolecules, 2018 - ACS Publications
Ring-opening polymerization (ROP) is a versatile approach to well-defined polymers.
Achieving both high efficiency and precise control remains a major challenge. We herein …

Quasi-alternating copolymerization of oxiranes driven by a benign acetate-based catalyst

C Fornaciari, V Lemaur, D Pasini… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Alternating copolymers are distinctly unique in comparison with other copolymers. Herein,
an in-depth investigation of the oxyanionic ring-opening copolymerization of propylene …

The versatile, functional polyether, polyepichlorohydrin: History, synthesis, and applications

G Shukla, RC Ferrier Jr - Journal of Polymer Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Polyepichlorohydrin (PECH) is a functional polyether first synthesized in the 1950's by the
catalytic ring opening polymerization of epichlorohydrin (ECH), its inexpensive epoxide pre …

Controlling architecture and mechanical properties of polyether networks with organoaluminum catalysts

AZ Dookhith, NA Lynd, C Creton, GE Sanoja - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Soft materials can sustain large, elastic, and reversible deformations, finding widespread
use as elastomers and hydrogels. These materials constitute 3-D polymer networks and are …

Solvation and entropic regimes in ion-containing block copolymers

KJ Hou, J Qin - Macromolecules, 2018 - ACS Publications
The phase behavior of ion-containing block copolymers is studied using a field-theoretic
model consisting of fully mobile ions immersed in a heterogeneous dielectric medium. Two …

Synthesis of Mono-and Dinuclear Aluminum Complexes Bearing Aromatic Amino-Phenolato Ligands: A Comparative Study in the Ring-Opening Polymerization of …

Y Chen, B Li, Y Wang, X Zhu, D Yuan… - Inorganic Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dinuclear aluminum methyl complexes bearing aromatic diamine-bridged tetra (phenolato)
ligands and the mononuclear aluminum methyl complex with the phenylamine-bridged bis …

Organocatalyzed Anionic Ring-Opening Polymerizations of N-Sulfonyl Aziridines with Organic Superbases

X Wang, Y Liu, Z Li, H Wang, H Gebru, S Chen… - ACS Macro …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The anionic ring-opening polymerizations (AROPs) of N-sulfonyl aziridines, in the presence
of organic superbases including phosphazene (t-Bu-P4), Verkade's base (P (i-PrNCH2CH2) …