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Zwitterionic organocatalysis for ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters

Yue Xu, Peng Guo, Zhenjiang Li, Ziqi Liu, Tianyu Zhu, Yujia Wang, Hao Zhang, He Wei, Mingfu Lyu, Kai Guo

Green Chemistry · 2024 · 10 citations · 24 references

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Zwitterionic catalytic model for ring-opening polymerization (ROP) was unveiled. Among the designed quaternary ammonium carboxylate zwitterionic catalysts, carnitine, a natural product zwitterion, showed optimal performance in ROPs of cyclic esters.

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