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 …

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 …

The poly (propylene oxide-co-ethylene oxide) gradient is controlled by the polymerization method: determination of reactivity ratios by direct comparison of different …

J Blankenburg, E Kersten, K Maciol, M Wagner… - Polymer …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
An investigation of the highly relevant copolymerization of ethylene oxide (EO) and
propylene oxide (PO) by in situ1H NMR spectroscopy shows striking differences in the …

Bimetallic chromium catalysts with chain transfer agents: a route to isotactic poly (propylene oxide) s with narrow dispersities

LS Morris, MI Childers, GW Coates - Angewandte Chemie, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Bimetallic chromium catalysts are investigated for the enantioselective polymerization of
propylene oxide. The catalyst is composed of two salen chromium species linked by an alkyl …

Ionic Conductivity, Salt Partitioning, and Phase Separation in High-Dielectric Contrast Polyether Blends and Block Polymer Electrolytes

C Zhu, BJ Pedretti, L Kuehster, V Ganesan… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Small-molecule battery electrolytes are composed of mixtures of high-polarity and low-
viscosity solvents at compositions that optimize ionic conductivity. In this work, we examined …

Structure–Property Relationships for Polyether-Based Electrolytes in the High-Dielectric-Constant Regime

BJ Pedretti, NJ Czarnecki, C Zhu, J Imbrogno… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Establishing general structure–property relationships for polymer electrolytes is crucial to
enable design of improved materials to advance solid-state energy storage. We report the …

Cascade Ring Strain Release Polymerization of Cyclohexene Oxide and Derivatives Using a Mono (μ-Alkoxo) bis (alkylaluminum) Initiator

BJ Pedretti, C Zhu, H Watanabe, S Aoshima… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cyclohexene oxide (CHO) is a useful building block for the synthesis of novel materials and
is a model substrate for polymerization catalyst development. The driving force for CHO …

Mechanism of polymer-mediated cryopreservation using poly (methyl glycidyl sulfoxide)

AA Burkey, A Hillsley, DT Harris, JR Baltzegar… - …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Under the right conditions, some biological systems can maintain high viability after being
frozen and thawed, but many others (eg, organs and many mammalian cells) cannot. To …