Issue 20, 2001
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Chemical Communications

Organocatalytic chain scission of poly(lactides): a general route to controlled molecular weight, functionality and macromolecular architecture

Frederik Nederberg,a   Eric F. Connor,a   Thierry Glaussera  and  James L. Hedrick*a  

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a IBM Almaden Research Center and Center for Polymeric Interfaces and Macromolecular Assemblies, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA, USA
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Abstract

A facile, single-step transesterification approach to poly(lactides) with controlled molecular weights and end-group functionality, as well as block and star-shaped architectures is described using nucleophilic amine catalysts.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B106125A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
06 Jul 2001
Accepted
03 Sep 2001
First published
20 Sep 2001

Chem. Commun., 2001, 2066-2067

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F. Nederberg, E. F. Connor, T. Glausser and J. L. Hedrick, Chem. Commun., 2001, 2066 DOI: 10.1039/B106125A

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