title: Triarylsulfonium hexafluorophosphate salts as photoactivated acidic catalysts for ring-opening polymerisation.
abstract: Triarylsulfonium hexafluorophosphate salts were shown to be effective catalysts for the ring-opening polymerisation of various cyclic monomers under UV irradiation. A dual basic/acidic catalytic system demonstrated the potential for UV-triggered formation of poly(δ-valerolactone)-b-poly(L-lactide)-b-poly(δ-valerolactone) in a 'one-pot' reaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK.
authors.forename: Ian A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: Andrew P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Dove