First Example of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes as Catalysts for Living Polymerization:  Organocatalytic Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters

2002 ◽  
Vol 124 (6) ◽  
pp. 914-915 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric F. Connor ◽  
Gregory W. Nyce ◽  
Matthew Myers ◽  
Andreas Möck ◽  
James L. Hedrick
Keyword(s):  
Ring Opening ◽  
Living Polymerization ◽  
Ring Opening Polymerization ◽  
Heterocyclic Carbenes ◽  
Cyclic Esters

Heterogeneous catalysts based on built-in N-heterocyclic carbenes with high removability, recoverability and reusability for ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1526-1536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Liu ◽  
Guo-Qiang Tian ◽  
Dan-Dan Yang ◽  
Gang Wu ◽  
Si-Chong Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ring Opening ◽  
Heterogeneous Catalysts ◽  
Ring Opening Polymerization ◽  
Heterocyclic Carbenes ◽  
Catalytic Systems ◽  
Cyclic Esters ◽  
Metal Free ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
New Generation

Both activity and reusability are critical issues for developing new generation metal-free catalytic systems.

A switchable dimeric yttrium complex and its three catalytic states in ring opening polymerization

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shijie Deng ◽  
Paula L. Diaconescu
Keyword(s):  
Ring Opening ◽  
Ring Opening Polymerization ◽  
Oxidation States ◽  
Cyclic Esters

A dimeric yttrium phenoxide complex can be oxidized in a stepwise fashion to access three oxidation states. The three states show different activity in the ring opening polymerization of cyclic esters and epoxides.

Controlling polymer stereochemistry in ring-opening polymerization: a decade of advances shaping the future of biodegradable polyesters

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathieu J.-L. Tschan ◽  
Régis M. Gauvin ◽  
Christophe M. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Biodegradable Polymer ◽  
Ring Opening ◽  
Polymer Synthesis ◽  
Ring Opening Polymerization ◽  
Cyclic Esters ◽  
Biodegradable Polyesters ◽  
The Future ◽  
Recent Developments

In this review, we describe recent developments in biodegradable polymer synthesis with a focus on the use of discrete complexes and organocatalysts as active initiators for the stereocontrolled ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters.

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