Direct synthesis of polycarbonates from CO 2 , diols, and dihalides

Copolymerization of carbon dioxide and epoxide

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Copolymerization of carbon dioxide and epoxide with organometallic compounds

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A convenient synthesis of a polycarbonate

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Direct Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Carbonic Esters from Carbon Dioxide, Alcohols, and Alkyl Halides.

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Catalysis as an Enabling Science for Sustainable Polymers

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Advances in the use of CO 2 as a renewable feedstock for the synthesis of polymers

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Carbon dioxide and carbon disulfide as resources for functional polymers

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Synthesis of Propiolic Acids via Copper‐Catalyzed Insertion of Carbon Dioxide into the CH Bond of Terminal Alkynes

Gooßen, L. J., Rodríguez, N., Manjolinho, F., & Lange, P. P. (2010) · Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis · doi:10.1002/adsc.201000564 · Cited by 185 · see citing works

Opportunities for organocatalysis in polymer synthesis via step-growth methods

Bossion, A., Heifferon, K. V., Meabe, L., Zivic, N., Taton, D., Hedrick, J. L., Long, T. E., & Sardón, H. (2018) · Progress in Polymer Science · doi:10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2018.11.003 · Cited by 134 · see citing works

Direct synthesis of alkyl 2-alkynoates from alk-1-ynes, CO2, and bromoalkanes catalysed by copper(I) or silver(I) salt

Fukue, Y., Ôi, S., & Inoue, Y. (1994) · Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/c39940002091 · Cited by 135 · see citing works

Direct Copolymerization of CO2 and Diols

Tamura, M., Ito, K., Honda, M., Nakagawa, Y., Sugimoto, H., & Tomishige, K. (2016) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/srep24038 · Cited by 122 · see citing works

Direct Synthesis of Alternating Polycarbonates from CO2 and Diols by Using a Catalyst System of CeO2 and 2-Furonitrile

Gu, Y., Matsuda, K., Nakayama, A., Tamura, M., Nakagawa, Y., & Tomishige, K. (2019) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b06870 · Cited by 98 · see citing works

Synthesis of cyclic carbonates with carbon dioxide and cesium carbonate

Reithofer, M. R., Sum, Y. N., & Zhang, Y. (2013) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c3gc40790j · Cited by 95 · see citing works

Sustainable Copolymer Synthesis from Carbon Dioxide and Butadiene

Tang, S., Lin, B., Tonks, I. A., Eagan, J. M., Ni, X., & Nozaki, K. (2024) · Chemical Reviews · doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00847 · Cited by 93 · see citing works

Innovative macromolecular syntheses via isocyanide multicomponent reactions

Rudick, J. G. (2013) · Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1002/pola.26808 · Cited by 88 · see citing works

Advances in the Synthesis of Copolymers from Carbon Dioxide, Dienes, and Olefins

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Synthesis of Rare-metal Absorbing Polymer by Three-component Polyaddition through Combination of Chemo-selective Nucleophilic and Radical Additions

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Direct Polymerization of Carbon Dioxide, Diynes, and Alkyl Dihalides under Mild Reaction Conditions

Song, B., He, B., Qin, A., & Tang, B. Z. (2017) · Macromolecules · doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.7b02109 · Cited by 68 · see citing works

Recent advances in the catalytic fixation of carbon dioxide to value-added chemicals over alkali metal salts

Truong, C. C., & Mishra, D. K. (2020) · Journal of CO2 Utilization · doi:10.1016/j.jcou.2020.101252 · Cited by 61 · see citing works

Direct synthesis of polycarbonate diols from atmospheric flow CO 2 and diols without using dehydrating agents

Gu, Y., Tamura, M., Nakagawa, Y., Nakao, K., Suzuki, K., & Tomishige, K. (2021) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/d1gc01172c · Cited by 61 · see citing works

Functional highly branched polymers from multicomponent polymerization (MCP) based on the ABC type Passerini reaction

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Copolymerization of CO2 and cyclohexene oxide

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Cs ₂ CO ₃ -promoted polycondensation of CO ₂ with diols and dihalides for the synthesis of miscellaneous polycarbonates

Chen, Z., Hadjichristidis, N., Feng, X., & Gnanou, Y. (2016) · Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c6py00783j · Cited by 44 · see citing works

Design and structure of catalysts: syntheses of carbon dioxide-based copolymers with cyclic anhydrides and/or cyclic esters

Liang, J., Ye, S., Wang, S., Xiao, M., & Meng, Y. (2020) · Polymer Journal · doi:10.1038/s41428-020-0374-1 · Cited by 39 · see citing works

Direct CO2 Transformation to Aliphatic Polycarbonates

Tamura, M., Nakagawa, Y., & Tomishige, K. (2022) · Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry · doi:10.1002/ajoc.202200445 · Cited by 40 · see citing works

Synthesis of Poly(alkyl alkynoates) from Diynes, CO2, and Alkyl Dihalides by a Copper(I) Salt Catalyst

Ôi, S., Fukue, Y., Nemoto, K., & Inoue, Y. (1996) · Macromolecules · doi:10.1021/ma9514784 · Cited by 40 · see citing works

Synthesis of Polycarbonates and Poly(ether carbonate)s Directly from Carbon Dioxide and Diols Promoted by a Cs2CO3/CH2Cl2 System

Bian, S., Pagan, C., Andrianova “Artemyeva”, A. A., & Du, G. (2016) · ACS Omega · doi:10.1021/acsomega.6b00278 · Cited by 38 · see citing works

Novel electrochemical reactivity of Ni(cyclam)Br 2 : catalytic carbon dioxide incorporation into epoxides

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Copolymerizations of carbon dioxide and epoxides in the presence of rare earth coordinate catalyst

Guo, J., Wang, X., Xu, Y., & Sun, J. (2003) · Journal of Applied Polymer Science · doi:10.1002/app.11923 · Cited by 23 · see citing works

BiBr3-catalysed formation of cyclic carbonates from epoxides and DMF: a new oxidation reaction with molecular oxygen

Boisselier, V. L., Postel, M., & Duñach, É. (1997) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/a606592i · Cited by 20 · see citing works

Introducing the reversible chemistry of CO 2 with diols mediated by organic superbases into polycarbonate synthesis

Chai, Y., Chen, Q., Huang, C., Zheng, Q., NORTH, M. J., & Xie, H. (2020) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/d0gc01197e · Cited by 18 · see citing works

Sustainable Strategies for Fixation of CO 2 into Valuable Chemicals Catalyzed by Functionalized Porous Materials

Chakraborty, D., Modak, A., & Bhaumik, A. (2025) · ChemCatChem · doi:10.1002/cctc.202500807 · Cited by 12 · see citing works

Graft Copolymers with Polyamide Backbones via Combination of Passerini Multicomponent Polymerization and Controlled Chain-growth Polymerization

Deng, X., Cui, Y., Wang, Y.-Z., Du, F., & Li, Z. (2013) · Australian Journal of Chemistry · doi:10.1071/ch13450 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Effect of dihalides on the polymer linkages in the Cs2CO3-promoted polycondensation of 1 atm carbon dioxide and diols

Bian, S., Andrianova, A. A., Kubátová, A., & Du, G. (2018) · Materials Today Communications · doi:10.1016/j.mtcomm.2018.11.007 · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Facile synthesis, structure and properties of CO 2 -sourced poly(thioether- co -carbonate)s containing acetyl pendants via thio-ene click polymerization

Zhang, Y., Lai, W.-M., Xie, S., Zhou, H., & Lu, X. (2021) · Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1039/d1py01477c · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Crosslinking CO 2 -switchable polymers for paints and coatings applications

Abbasi, R., Mitchell, A., Jessop, P. G., & Cunningham, M. F. (2023) · RSC Applied Polymers · doi:10.1039/d3lp00186e · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Self-Healable and Recyclable Biomass-Derived Polyurethane Networks through Carbon Dioxide Immobilization

Baek, S., Lee, J., Kim, H., Cha, I., & Song, C. (2021) · Polymers · doi:10.3390/polym13244381 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Synthesis and characterization of poly(isoprene‐b‐carbonate)s derived from hydroxytelechelic polyisoprenes

Derouet, D., Nguyen, T. M. G., & Brosse, J. (2007) · Journal of Applied Polymer Science · doi:10.1002/app.26405 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

A facile one-step synthesis of star-shaped alkynyl carbonates from CO 2

Khoo, R. S. H., Lee, A. M. X., Braunstein, P., Hor, T. S. A., & Luo, H. (2015) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/c5cc04088d · Cited by 6 · see citing works

Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Polycarbonates VI. Synthesis and Properties of Fully Aromatic Liquid Crystalline Polycarbonates by Interfacial or Solution Polycondensation

Sun, S., Hsu, K., & Chang, T. (1997) · Polymer Journal · doi:10.1295/polymj.29.25 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Ugi five-component polymerization of CO 2 and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural derivatives toward the synthesis of functional polyfurans

Wang, Z., Liu, C., Xu, L., Li, B., Liu, J., Wang, X., & Qin, Y. (2025) · Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1039/d5py00424a · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Eugenol‐derived Organic Liquids as an In‐Situ CO2 Capturing and Conversion System for Eugenol‐based Polycarbonate Synthesis

Zeng, X., Chen, Q. K., Zhao, C., Xie, S., Xie, H., & Huang, C. (2022) · Chemistry - An Asian Journal · doi:10.1002/asia.202200503 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Transformation of CO 2 to Value-Added Materials

Khoo, R. S. H., Luo, H., Braunstein, P., & Hor, T. S. A. (2015) · Journal of Molecular and Engineering Materials · doi:10.1142/s2251237315400079 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Synthesis and characterization of novel side‐chain liquid crystalline polycarbonates, 2. Polycondensation of mesogenic diols and diphosgene

Jansen, J., den Ridder, P., Addink, R., & Mijs, W. J. (1995) · Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics · doi:10.1002/macp.1995.021960808 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Aliphatic Poly(carbonate)s: Syntheses, Structures, and Applications

Hu, L., Zhang, C., & Zhang, X. (2022) · doi:10.1002/9783527815562.mme0023

Carbon Dioxide in the Manufacture of Plastics

Jones, M. D. (2012) · Royal Society of Chemistry eBooks · doi:10.1039/bk9781849734073-00482

Polymer production from CO2

Das, A., Goyary, S., Pathak, S., Tomer, V. K., & Baruah, A. (2024) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-443-19235-7.00018-x

Cs ₂ CO ₃ -promoted polycondensation of CO ₂ with diols and dihalides for the synthesis of miscellaneous polycarbonates

Chen, Z., Hadjichristidis, N., Feng, X., & Gnanou, Y. (2016) · Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c6py00783j · Cited by 44 · see citing works

Direct synthesis of polycarbonate diols from atmospheric flow CO 2 and diols without using dehydrating agents

Gu, Y., Tamura, M., Nakagawa, Y., Nakao, K., Suzuki, K., & Tomishige, K. (2021) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/d1gc01172c · Cited by 61 · see citing works

Synthesis of Polycarbonates and Poly(ether carbonate)s Directly from Carbon Dioxide and Diols Promoted by a Cs2CO3/CH2Cl2 System

Bian, S., Pagan, C., Andrianova “Artemyeva”, A. A., & Du, G. (2016) · ACS Omega · doi:10.1021/acsomega.6b00278 · Cited by 38 · see citing works

Catalytic synthesis of polycarbonates using carbon dioxide

Álvarez‐Miguel, L., Billacura, M. D. G., Mosquera, M. E. G., & Whiteoak, C. J. (2023) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-90939-6.00003-0 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Direct CO2 Transformation to Aliphatic Polycarbonates

Tamura, M., Nakagawa, Y., & Tomishige, K. (2022) · Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry · doi:10.1002/ajoc.202200445 · Cited by 40 · see citing works