Easy access to oxygenated block polymers via switchable catalysis

Tim Stößer; Gregory S. Sulley; Georgina L. Gregory; Charlotte K. Williams

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-10481-w

Nature Communications (Jun 2019)

Easy access to oxygenated block polymers via switchable catalysis

Tim Stößer,
Gregory S. Sulley,
Georgina L. Gregory,
Charlotte K. Williams

Affiliations

Tim Stößer: Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory
Gregory S. Sulley: Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory
Georgina L. Gregory: Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory
Charlotte K. Williams: Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Chemistry Research Laboratory

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10481-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Multiblock oxygenated polyols often show better properties than the constituent polyols, but their synthesis can be complex and difficult. Here a switchable catalysis concept is described which allows for the efficient preparation of multiblock poly(ether-b-ester) materials starting from mixtures of common monomers.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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