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Kinetic Analysis of the Immortal Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters: A Case Study with Tin(II) Catalysts

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Magnesium amino-bis(phenolato) complexes for the ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide

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Highly Active Chiral Zinc Catalysts for Immortal Polymerization of β-Butyrolactone Form Melt Processable Syndio-Rich Poly(hydroxybutyrate)

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Anilidopyridyl-Pyrrolide and Anilidopyridyl-Indolide Group 3 Metal Complexes: Highly Active Initiators for the Ring-Opening Polymerization of rac-Lactide

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A Series of Bis(thiophosphinic amido)yttrium Initiators for Lactide Ring-Opening Polymerization

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