Thermodynamic Presynthetic Considerations for Ring-Opening Polymerization.

ABSTRACT: The need for polymers for high-end applications, coupled with the desire to mimic nature's macromolecular machinery fuels the development of innovative synthetic strategies every year. The recently acquired macromolecular-synthetic tools increase the precision and enable the synthesis of polymers with high control and low dispersity. However, regardless of the specificity, the polymerization behavior is highly dependent on the monomeric structure. This is particularly true for the ring-opening polymerization of lactones, in which the ring size and degree of substitution highly influence the polymer formation properties. In other words, there are two important factors to contemplate when considering the particular polymerization behavior of a specific monomer: catalytic specificity and ther

SUBMITTER: Olsen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4793204 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature