Lewis Pair Catalysts in the Polymerization of Lactide and Related Cyclic Esters

Polyesters, especially poly(lactide) (PLA), are used widely as biodegradable and biocompatible materials, yet their controllable synthesis, especially the stereoselective synthesis of polyesters, is still a challenge. Recently some excellent Lewis pair catalysts for ring-opening polymerization (ROP)...

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Autores principales: Li, Xinlei, Chen, Changjuan, Wu, Jincai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6017239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29342082
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules23010189
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description Polyesters, especially poly(lactide) (PLA), are used widely as biodegradable and biocompatible materials, yet their controllable synthesis, especially the stereoselective synthesis of polyesters, is still a challenge. Recently some excellent Lewis pair catalysts for ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of lactide and related cyclic esters have emerged. This review article will highlight the key advances in the ROP catalyzed by Lewis pair compounds with the aim of encouraging the wider application of Lewis pair catalysts in the polymerization of lactide and related cyclic esters.
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spelling pubmed-60172392018-11-13 Lewis Pair Catalysts in the Polymerization of Lactide and Related Cyclic Esters Li, Xinlei Chen, Changjuan Wu, Jincai Molecules Review Polyesters, especially poly(lactide) (PLA), are used widely as biodegradable and biocompatible materials, yet their controllable synthesis, especially the stereoselective synthesis of polyesters, is still a challenge. Recently some excellent Lewis pair catalysts for ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of lactide and related cyclic esters have emerged. This review article will highlight the key advances in the ROP catalyzed by Lewis pair compounds with the aim of encouraging the wider application of Lewis pair catalysts in the polymerization of lactide and related cyclic esters. MDPI 2018-01-17 /pmc/articles/PMC6017239/ /pubmed/29342082 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules23010189 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Li, Xinlei
Chen, Changjuan
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Lewis Pair Catalysts in the Polymerization of Lactide and Related Cyclic Esters
title Lewis Pair Catalysts in the Polymerization of Lactide and Related Cyclic Esters
title_full Lewis Pair Catalysts in the Polymerization of Lactide and Related Cyclic Esters
title_fullStr Lewis Pair Catalysts in the Polymerization of Lactide and Related Cyclic Esters
title_full_unstemmed Lewis Pair Catalysts in the Polymerization of Lactide and Related Cyclic Esters
title_short Lewis Pair Catalysts in the Polymerization of Lactide and Related Cyclic Esters
title_sort lewis pair catalysts in the polymerization of lactide and related cyclic esters
topic Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6017239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29342082
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/molecules23010189
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