Issue 27, 2006
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Chemical Communications

Stereoselective polymerization of rac- and meso-lactide catalyzed by sterically encumbered N-heterocyclic carbenes†

Andrew P. Dove,a   Hongbo Li,a   Russell C. Pratt,a   Bas G. G. Lohmeijer,a   Darcy A. Culkin,b   Robert M. Waymouth*b  and  James L. Hedrick*a  

* Corresponding authors

a IBM Almaden Research Center, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120, USA
E-mail: hedrick@almaden.ibm.com
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Tel: 1-408-927-1632

b Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
E-mail: waymouth@stanford.edu
Fax: 01-650-736-2262
Tel: 1-650-723-4515

Abstract

New sterically encumbered N-heterocyclic carbene catalysts were synthesized and used to polymerize rac-lactide to give highly isotactic polylactide or meso-lactide to give heterotactic polylactide.

Graphical abstract: Stereoselective polymerization of rac- and meso-lactide catalyzed by sterically encumbered N-heterocyclic carbenes

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B601393G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
31 Jan 2006
Accepted
10 May 2006
First published
06 Jun 2006

Chem. Commun., 2006, 2881-2883

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Stereoselective polymerization of rac- and meso-lactide catalyzed by sterically encumbered N-heterocyclic carbenes

A. P. Dove, H. Li, R. C. Pratt, B. G. G. Lohmeijer, D. A. Culkin, R. M. Waymouth and J. L. Hedrick, Chem. Commun., 2006, 2881 DOI: 10.1039/B601393G

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