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PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES
Volume 376, Issue 2110, Pages -Publisher
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2017.0066
Keywords
'Switch' catalysis; block copolymers; ring-opening polymerization; ring-opening copolymerization
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- EIT
- Climate KIC (Project EnCO2re)
- EPSRC [EP/L017393/1, EP/K014668/1]
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A 'Switch' catalysis method is reviewed whereby a single catalyst is switched between ring-opening polymerization and ring-opening copolymerization cycles. It allows the efficient synthesis of block copolymers from mixtures of lactones, epoxides, anhydrides and carbon dioxide. In order to use and further develop such 'Switch' catalysis, it is important to understand how to monitor the catalysis and characterize the product block copolymers. Here, a step-by-step guide to both the catalysis and the identification of block copolymers is presented. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'Providing sustainable catalytic solutions for a rapidly changing world'.
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