Stereoselective photoredox ring-opening polymerization of O-carboxyanhydrides

Quanyou Feng; Lei Yang; Yongliang Zhong; Dong Guo; Guoliang Liu; Linghai Xie; Wei Huang; Rong Tong

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03879-5

Nature Communications (Apr 2018)

Stereoselective photoredox ring-opening polymerization of O-carboxyanhydrides

Quanyou Feng,
Lei Yang,
Yongliang Zhong,
Dong Guo,
Guoliang Liu,
Linghai Xie,
Wei Huang,
Rong Tong

Affiliations

Quanyou Feng: Institute of Optoelectronic Materials, Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Lei Yang: Institute of Optoelectronic Materials, Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Yongliang Zhong: Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Dong Guo: Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Guoliang Liu: Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Linghai Xie: Institute of Optoelectronic Materials, Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Wei Huang: Institute of Optoelectronic Materials, Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Rong Tong: Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03879-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The stereoselective synthesis of polyesters has been achieved via various methods; however, all routes show limited side-chain group functionality. Here the authors synthesize stereoblock polyesters by photoredox ring-opening polymerization of racemic O-carboxyanhydrides that have abundant side-chain functionality.

Published in Nature Communications

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