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Adenine as an organocatalyst for the ring-opening polymerization of lactide: scope, mechanism and access to adenine-functionalized polylactide

Guilherme Nogueira, Audrey Favrelle, Marc Bria, João P. Prates Ramalho, Paulo Mendes, Andreia Valente, Philippe Zinck

Reaction Chemistry & Engineering · 2016 · 26 citations · 54 references

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Straightforward access to a bioconjugate is reported<italic>via</italic>adenine initiated ring-opening polymerization without a co-catalyst. The mechanism is elucidated by DFT.

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