Ring-opening polymerisation of <scp>l</scp>- and <i>rac</i>-lactide using group 4 permethylpentalene aryloxides and alkoxides
Zoë R. Turner, Jessica V. Lamb, Thomas P. Robinson, Dipa Mandal, Jean‐Charles Buffet, Dermot O’Hare
Abstract
of 0.69) or atactic PLA for the ROP of rac-lactide with polymer chains consisting of polylactic acid repeat units with -OR and -OH end groups.
Topics & Concepts
AlkoxideLactideMonomerPolymerizationRing-opening polymerizationChemistryGroup (periodic table)Polymer chemistryStereochemistryCatalysisOrganic chemistryPolymerbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis