Fast and selective organocatalytic ring-opening polymerization by fluorinated alcohol without a cocatalyst

Wei Zhao; Yanfeng Lv; Ji Li; Zihao Feng; Yonghao Ni; Nikos Hadjichristidis

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11524-y

Nature Communications (Aug 2019)

Fast and selective organocatalytic ring-opening polymerization by fluorinated alcohol without a cocatalyst

Wei Zhao,
Yanfeng Lv,
Ji Li,
Zihao Feng,
Yonghao Ni,
Nikos Hadjichristidis

Affiliations

Wei Zhao: College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology
Yanfeng Lv: College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology
Ji Li: College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology
Zihao Feng: College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology
Yonghao Ni: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
Nikos Hadjichristidis: KAUST Catalysis Center, Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11524-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Polymerizations promoted by organic catalysts can produce polymeric materials without any metallic residues contamination. Here the authors show a fluorinated alcohol based catalytic system for polypeptide synthesis from α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydride, fulfilling cocatalyst and metal free conditions with high rate and selectivity.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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