Controlled polymerization of DL-lactide and ε-caprolactone by structurally well-defined alkoxo-bridged Di- and triyttrium(III) complexes

Macromolecules

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 3970-3977

  Chamberlain, Bradley M ^a   Jazdzewski, Brian A ^a   Pink, Maren ^a   Hillmyer, Marc A ^a   Tolman, William B ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CATALYSTS; DIMERS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; POLYESTERS; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

BENZYL ALCOHOL; CAPROLACTONE; LACTIDE;

RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0033745599     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma0000834     Document Type: Article

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