Establishing α-bromo-γ-butyrolactone as a platform for synthesis of functional aliphatic polyesters – bridging the gap between ROP and SET-LRP

Abstract

Utilizing α-bromo-γ-butyrolactone (αBrγBL) as a comonomer with ε-caprolactone (εCL) or <sc>l</sc>-lactide (LLA) produces copolymers with active and available grafting sites, <italic>e.g.</italic>, for SET-LRP, where the choice of the grafting monomers is limited only by one's imagination.