title: Zwitterionic polymerization of lactide to cyclic poly(lactide) by using N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: Darcy A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Culkin
authors.forename: Wonhee
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Szilárd
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Csihony
authors.forename: Enrique D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: Nitash P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Balsara
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Hedrick
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Waymouth
mesh_terms: D003500:Cyclization; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000737:chemistry; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D008697:Methane / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D011091:Polyesters / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
chemical_list: D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011091:Polyesters; C030011:carbene; D019344:Lactic Acid; C033616:poly(lactide); D008697:Methane