title: An activated equivalent of lactide toward organocatalytic ring-opening polymerization.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Hétérochimie Fondamentale et Appliquée du CNRS (UMR 5069), Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 09, France.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Thillaye du Boullay
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marchal
authors.forename: Blanca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Martin-Vaca
authors.forename: Fernando P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Cossío
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bourissou
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers; D019344:Lactic Acid; C033616:poly(lactide)