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SUBMITTER: Kan Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6240762 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frontiers in chemistry 20181109
Ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of cyclic esters/lactones by efficient catalysts is a powerful method for synthesis of biodegradable and biocompatible polyesters with well-defined structures. To develop catalytic systems that are fast, selective and controlled is a persistent effort of chemists. In this contribution, we report a binary urea/alkoxide catalytic system that could catalyze ROP of <i>rac</i>-LA in a fast (over 90% conversion within 1-2 min), stereoselective (<i>P</i> <sub>i</sub> u ...[more]