Bulk ring-opening transesterification polymerization of the renewable δ-decalactone using an organocatalyst

ACS Macro Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 131-135

  Martello, Mark T ^a   Burns, Adam ^b   Hillmyer, Marc ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 84864965061     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21611653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/mz200006s     Document Type: Article

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