An activated equivalent of lactide toward organocatalytic ring-opening polymerization.
The alpha-lactone equivalent lacOCA exhibits remarkable reactivity compared with lactide in nucleophile-catalyzed ROP. PLAs of controlled molecular weights and narrow polydispersities are typically obtained under mild conditions using DMAP and various protic initiators.
Thillaye du Boullay
Olivier
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Laboratoire Hétérochimie Fondamentale et Appliquée du CNRS (UMR 5069), Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 09, France.
Marchal
Emmanuel
E
Martin-Vaca
Blanca
B
Cossío
Fernando P
FP
Bourissou
Didier
D
D002384:Catalysis; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers; D019344:Lactic Acid; C033616:poly(lactide)