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JES
Herein, we report the use of acid/base complexes for the ring opening polymerization of (L)-lactide. The salt formed from an equimolar reaction of benzoic acid and DBU produced a catalyst capable of controlled polymerizations allowing for targeted molecular weights and narrow polydispersities. The use of computational analysis suggests a bifunctional catalytic mechanism wherein both the monomer and propagating hydroxyl group are activated toward polymerization. © 2011 Royal Society of Chemistry.
John G. Long, Peter C. Searson, et al.
JES
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Physical Review B - CMMP
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Semiconductor Science and Technology
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