Tagging alcohols with cyclic carbonate: a versatile equivalent of (meth)acrylate for ring-opening polymerization.
Cyclic carbonate monomers based on a single biocompatible scaffold allow for incorporation of a wide range of functional groups into macromolecules via ring-opening polymerization.
Pratt
Russell C
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IBM Almaden Research Center, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120, USA.
Nederberg
Fredrik
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Waymouth
Robert M
RM
Hedrick
James L
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