Organocatalytic chain scission of poly(lactides): a general route to controlled molecular weight, functionality and macromolecular architecture.
A facile, single-step transesterification approach to poly(lactides) with controlled molecular weights and end-group functionality, as well as block and star-shaped architectures is described using nucleophilic amine catalysts.
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IBM Almaden Research Center, Center for Polymeric Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120, USA.
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