title: Can block copolymers be synthesized by a single-step chemoenzymatic route in supercritical carbon dioxide?
abstract: We demonstrate the single-step one-pot synthesis of block copolymers by simultaneous enzymatic ring-opening polymerization and chemically catalyzed atom transfer radical polymerization in supercritical carbon dioxide. Both catalyst systems function simultaneously under these conditions, providing a simple route to the formation of block copolymers of dissimilar monomers.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Duxbury
authors.forename: Wenxin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Matthijs
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Geus
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heise
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Howdle
mesh_terms: D002208:Caproates / Q000737:chemistry*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D007783:Lactones / Q000737:chemistry*; D008768:Methylmethacrylates / Q000737:chemistry*; D011091:Polyesters / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
chemical_list: D002208:Caproates; D007783:Lactones; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D011091:Polyesters; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; C016240:polycaprolactone; C121056:caprolactone; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate