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Exploring enantiopure zinc-scorpionates as catalysts for the preparation of polylactides, cyclic carbonates, and polycarbonates

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Zinc‐Contaning Pyridinophanes and Molecular Bowl Assembled Using Zinc and 2,6‐Diamidopyridine Modules

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Multinuclear catalyst: An efficient tool for the synthesis of polyesters and polycarbonates by ring-opening polymerization

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Aldimine‐Thioether‐Phenolate Based Mono‐ and Bimetallic Zinc Complexes as Catalysts for the Reaction of CO2 with Cyclohexene Oxide

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β-Diketiminate and β-Ketoiminate Metal Catalysts for Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters

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Tuneable zinc scorpionates for CO2 fixation into sustainable materials: access to polycarbonates and tailored hybrid poly(L-lactide)s-b-polycarbonates

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Efficient Production of Poly(Cyclohexene Carbonate) via ROCOP of Cyclohexene Oxide and CO2 Mediated by NNO-Scorpionate Zinc Complexes

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Perfluoroaryl Zinc Catalysts Active in Cyclohexene Oxide Homopolymerization and Alternating Copolymerization with Carbon Dioxide

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Dinucleating Amino-Phenolate Platform for Zinc Catalysts: Impact on Lactide Polymerization

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Earth-abundant bimetallic and multimetallic catalysts for Epoxide/CO2 ring-opening copolymerization

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Suspended Alicyclic Skeleton: Synthetic Approach to Zero-Birefringence Polycarbonate

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Unprecedented biological evaluation of Zn(II) complexes supported by “Self-adjustable” acyclic diiminodipyrromethane Schiff’s bases: DFT, molecular docking; biological activity studies

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Recent Advancements in Metal‐catalysts Design for CO2/Epoxide Reactions

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