Fast and selective ring-opening polymerizations by alkoxides and thioureas
Top Cited Papers
- 25 July 2016
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Chemistry
- Vol. 8 (11) , 1047-1053
Abstract
By simply deprotonating a neutral hydrogen-bond donor thiourea it is possible to generate a class of highly efficient and tunable thioimidates that can simultaneously activate a pro-nucleophile and an electrophile. These bifunctional thioimidates exhibit fast kinetics and high selectivity for ring-opening polymerizations of cyclic lactones and carbonates.Keywords
This publication has 49 references indexed in Scilit:
- Implementation of metal-free ring-opening polymerization in the preparation of aliphatic polycarbonate materialsProgress in Polymer Science, 2014
- Aliphatic Polyester Block Polymers: Renewable, Degradable, and SustainableAccounts of Chemical Research, 2014
- Hydrogen-bonding organocatalysts for ring-opening polymerizationGreen Chemistry, 2013
- Organocatalysis: Opportunities and Challenges for Polymer SynthesisMacromolecules, 2010
- Research in Macromolecular Science: Challenges and Opportunities for the Next DecadeMacromolecules, 2008
- Palladium-Catalyzed Suzuki−Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reactions Employing Dialkylbiaryl Phosphine LigandsAccounts of Chemical Research, 2008
- The Reaction Mechanism for the Organocatalytic Ring-Opening Polymerization of l-Lactide Using a Guanidine-Based Catalyst: Hydrogen-Bonded or Covalently Bound?Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2008
- Small-Molecule H-Bond Donors in Asymmetric CatalysisChemical Reviews, 2007
- Organocatalytic Ring-Opening PolymerizationChemical Reviews, 2007
- The Convergence of Synthetic Organic and Polymer ChemistriesScience, 2005