Replacing tin in lactide polymerization: Design of highly active germanium-based catalysts

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 52, Issue 51, 2013, Pages 13584-13587

  Guo, Jia ^a   Haquette, Pierre ^a   Martin, Juliette ^b   Salim, Karine ^b   Thomas, Christophe M ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b PCAS SA   (France)

Author keywords

biodegradable polymers; germanium complexes; homogeneous catalysis; lactide; polymerization

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED BEHAVIOR; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; LACTIDE POLYMERIZATION; LACTIDES; POLYLACTIDE POLYMERS; RAC-LACTIDE;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS;

GERMANIUM;

GERMANIUM; LACTIDE; POLYESTER; POLYLACTIDE; POLYMER; TIN;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; GERMANIUM COMPLEXES; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; POLYMERIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; GERMANIUM COMPLEXES; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; LACTIDE; POLYMERIZATION;

CATALYSIS; GERMANIUM; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYESTERS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; STEREOISOMERISM; TIN;

EID: 84890498627     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201306623     Document Type: Article

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