title: Fast and living ring-opening polymerization of α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides triggered by an "alliance" of primary and secondary amines at room temperature.
abstract: A novel highly efficient strategy, based on an "alliance" of primary and secondary amine initiators, was successfully developed allowing the fast and living ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs) at room temperature.
authors.affiliation: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), †Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, KAUST Catalysis Center, Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, and ‡Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, Thuwal 23955, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), †Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, KAUST Catalysis Center, Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, and ‡Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, Thuwal 23955, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gnanou
authors.affiliation: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), †Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, KAUST Catalysis Center, Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, and ‡Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, Thuwal 23955, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Nikos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hadjichristidis
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000737:chemistry*; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D000812:Anhydrides / Q000737:chemistry*; D060326:Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic / Q000379:methods*; D058105:Polymerization; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D000596:Amino Acids; D000812:Anhydrides