title: Stereocontrolled ring-opening polymerisation of lactide.
abstract: The important advances and current trends in the stereocontrolled ring-opening polymerisation of lactide are discussed in this tutorial review. Microstructures, structural characterisation methods and the properties of stereoregular poly(lactide)s are examined. The application of metal-based catalysts dominates this area although simple anionic polymerisation and organocatalytic routes that demonstrate control of the polymer tacticity are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK CV4 7AL.
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Stanford
authors.forename: Andrew P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Dove
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D004146:Dioxanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D004146:Dioxanes; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers; D019344:Lactic Acid; C033616:poly(lactide); C091880:dilactide