Issue 42, 2024

Cooperative heterometallic catalysts: balancing activity and control in PCL-block-PLA copolymer synthesis

Abstract

Heterometallic cooperativity is gaining momentum in cyclic ester ring-opening polymerisation, yet remains surprisingly underexplored in their block copolymerisations. Here, we report the first homogeneous heterometallic “ate” catalysts for poly(ε-caprolactone)–poly(lactic acid) block copolymers, showcasing the substantial differences in the polymer structures observed upon exchanging Zn for Mg or Ca.

Graphical abstract: Cooperative heterometallic catalysts: balancing activity and control in PCL-block-PLA copolymer synthesis

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Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Apr 2024
Accepted
24 Apr 2024
First published
02 May 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2024,60, 5530-5533

Cooperative heterometallic catalysts: balancing activity and control in PCL-block-PLA copolymer synthesis

M. Abdul Rahman, T. J. Neal and J. A. Garden, Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 5530 DOI: 10.1039/D4CC01664E

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