Group 4 initiators for the stereoselective ROP of rac-β-butyrolactone and its copolymerization with rac-lactide

Ben J Jeffery; Emma L Whitelaw; D Garcia-Vivo; J A Stewart; Mary F Mahon; Matthew G Davidson; Matthew D Jones

doi:10.1039/c1cc15265c

Group 4 initiators for the stereoselective ROP of rac-β-butyrolactone and its copolymerization with rac-lactide

Ben J Jeffery, Emma L Whitelaw, D Garcia-Vivo, J A Stewart, Mary F Mahon, Matthew G Davidson, Matthew D Jones

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University of Bath

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In this paper we demonstrate the utility of Group 4 metals for the well-controlled and stereoselective (syndiotactic) ring opening polymerization (ROP) of rac-beta-butyrolactone (BBL) and their ability to form copolymers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	12328-12330
Number of pages	3
Journal	Chemical Communications
Volume	47
Issue number	45
Early online date	19 Oct 2011
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c1cc15265c
Publication status	Published - 7 Dec 2011

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