Controlled Cationic Polymerization of Lactide

Polymerization of Lactide with Zinc and Magnesium β-Diiminate Complexes:  Stereocontrol and Mechanism

Chamberlain, B. M., Cheng, M., Moore, D. R., Ovitt, T. M., Lobkovsky, E. B., & Coates, G. W. (2001) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/ja003851f · Cited by 1,207 · see citing works

Stereochemistry of Lactide Polymerization with Chiral Catalysts:  New Opportunities for Stereocontrol Using Polymer Exchange Mechanisms

Ovitt, T. M., & Coates, G. W. (2002) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/ja012052+ · Cited by 713 · see citing works

Well-Defined Calcium Initiators for Lactide Polymerization

Chisholm, M. H., Gallucci, J. C., & Phomphrai, K. (2004) · Inorganic Chemistry · doi:10.1021/ic0490730 · Cited by 397 · see citing works

Syntheses and application of polylactides

Kricheldorf, H. R. (2001) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/s0045-6535(00)00323-4 · Cited by 343 · see citing works

Mechanistic comparison of cyclic ester polymerizations by novel iron(III)-alkoxide complexes: Single vs. multiple site catalysis

O'Keefe, B. J., Breyfogle, L. E., Hillmyer, M. A., & Tolman, W. B. (2002) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/ja012689t · Cited by 297 · see citing works

A Novel and Versatile Calcium-Based Initiator System for the Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters

Zhong, Z., Dijkstra, P. J., Birg, C., Westerhausen, M., & Feijén, J. (2001) · Macromolecules · doi:10.1021/ma0019510 · Cited by 236 · see citing works

A General and Versatile Approach to Thermally Generated N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes

Nyce, G. W., Csihony, S., Waymouth, R. M., & Hedrick, J. L. (2004) · Chemistry - A European Journal · doi:10.1002/chem.200400196 · Cited by 209 · see citing works

Rapid and Controlled Polymerization of Lactide by Structurally Characterized Ferric Alkoxides

O'Keefe, B. J., Monnier, S. M., Hillmyer, M. A., & Tolman, W. B. (2000) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/ja003537l · Cited by 207 · see citing works

Single-Component Catalyst/Initiators for the Organocatalytic Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactide

Csihony, S., Culkin, D. A., Sentman, A. C., Dove, A. P., Waymouth, R. M., & Hedrick, J. L. (2005) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/ja050909n · Cited by 180 · see citing works

Latent, Thermally Activated Organic Catalysts for the On‐Demand Living Polymerization of Lactide

Coulembier, O., Dove, A. P., Pratt, R. C., Sentman, A. C., Culkin, D. A., Mespouille, L., Dúbois, P., Waymouth, R. M., & Hedrick, J. L. (2005) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.200500723 · Cited by 155 · see citing works

Controlled Polymerization of dl -Lactide and ε-Caprolactone by Structurally Well-Defined Alkoxo-Bridged Di- and Triyttrium(III) Complexes

Chamberlain, B. M., Jazdzewski, B. A., Pink, M., Hillmyer, M. A., & Tolman, W. B. (2000) · Macromolecules · doi:10.1021/ma0000834 · Cited by 131 · see citing works

Silver(I)−Carbene Complexes/Ionic Liquids: Novel N-Heterocyclic Carbene Delivery Agents for Organocatalytic Transformations

Sentman, A. C., Csihony, S., Waymouth, R. M., & Hedrick, J. L. (2005) · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · doi:10.1021/jo048555q · Cited by 104 · see citing works

Observation of Weak CH⋅⋅⋅O Hydrogen Bonding to Unactivated Alkanes

Wang, X., Woo, H., Kiran, B., & Wang, L. (2005) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.200501349 · Cited by 63 · see citing works

G-Matrix Fourier Transform NOESY-Based Protocol for High-Quality Protein Structure Determination

Shen, Y., Atreya, H. S., Liu, G., & Szyperski, T. (2005) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/ja0501870 · Cited by 60 · see citing works

Nucleation and crystallization of isotactic poly (propylene) droplets in an immiscible polystyrene matrix

Arnal (2000) · doi:10.1002/1521-3935(20001101)201:17 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Polylactic Acid Technology

Drumright, R. E., Gruber, P. R., & Henton, D. E. (2000) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/1521-4095(200012)12:23

New Paradigms for Organic Catalysts: The First Organocatalytic Living Polymerization

Nederberg, F., Connor, E. F., Möller, M., Glauser, T., & Hedrick, J. L. (2001) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/1521-3773(20010716)40:14

Organocatalytic Ring-Opening Polymerization

Kamber, N. E., Jeong, W., Waymouth, R. M., Pratt, R. C., Lohmeijer, B. G. G., & Hedrick, J. L. (2007) · Chemical Reviews · doi:10.1021/cr068415b · Cited by 1,489 · see citing works

Catalysis as an Enabling Science for Sustainable Polymers

Zhang, X., Fevre, M., Jones, G. O., & Waymouth, R. M. (2018) · Chemical Reviews · doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00329 · Cited by 936 · see citing works

Organocatalysis: Opportunities and Challenges for Polymer Synthesis

Kiesewetter, M. K., Shin, E. J., Hedrick, J. L., & Waymouth, R. M. (2010) · Macromolecules · doi:10.1021/ma9025948 · Cited by 907 · see citing works

Biodegradable Polymers-A Review on Recent Trends and Emerging Perspectives

Luckachan, G. E., & Pillai, C. K. S. (2011) · Journal of Polymers and the Environment · doi:10.1007/s10924-011-0317-1 · Cited by 767 · see citing works

Biocompatible Initiators for Lactide Polymerization

Platel, R., Hodgson, L., & Williams, C. (2008) · Polymer Reviews · doi:10.1080/15583720701834166 · Cited by 706 · see citing works

Poly(lactic Acid): A Versatile Biobased Polymer for the Future with Multifunctional Properties—From Monomer Synthesis, Polymerization Techniques and Molecular Weight Increase to PLA Applications

Balla, E. D., Daniilidis, V., Karlioti, G., Kalamas, T., Stefanidou, M., Bikiaris, N. D., Vlachopoulos, A., Koumentakou, I., & Bikiaris, D. Ν. (2021) · Polymers · doi:10.3390/polym13111822 · Cited by 661 · see citing works

Organic Catalysis for Ring-Opening Polymerization

Dove, A. P. (2012) · ACS Macro Letters · doi:10.1021/mz3005956 · Cited by 545 · see citing works

Recyclable and (Bio)degradable Polyesters in a Circular Plastics Economy

Shi, C., Quinn, E. C., Diment, W. T., & Chen, E. Y. ‐. (2024) · Chemical Reviews · doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00848 · Cited by 418 · see citing works

Single site catalysts for stereoselective ring-opening polymerization of lactides

Dijkstra, P. J., Du, H., & Feijén, J. (2010) · Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c0py00204f · Cited by 401 · see citing works

Diphenyl Phosphate as an Efficient Cationic Organocatalyst for Controlled/Living Ring-Opening Polymerization of δ-Valerolactone and ε-Caprolactone

Makiguchi, K., Satoh, T., & Kakuchi, T. (2011) · Macromolecules · doi:10.1021/ma200043x · Cited by 338 · see citing works

Controlled ring-opening polymerisation of cyclic esters: polymer blocks in self-assembled nanostructures

Dove, A. P. (2008) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/b813059k · Cited by 311 · see citing works

Hydrogen-bonding organocatalysts for ring-opening polymerization

Thomas, C., & Bibal, B. (2013) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c3gc41806e · Cited by 278 · see citing works

A review on synthesis and biomedical applications of polyglycolic acid

Budak, K., Sogut, O., & Sezer, Ü. A. (2020) · Journal of Polymer Research · doi:10.1007/s10965-020-02187-1 · Cited by 255 · see citing works

Recent advances in the controlled preparation of poly(α-hydroxy acids): Metal-free catalysts and new monomers

Bourissou, D., Moebs‐Sanchez, S., & Martín-Vaca, B. M. (2007) · Comptes Rendus Chimie · doi:10.1016/j.crci.2007.05.004 · Cited by 168 · see citing works

Diphenyl Phosphate as an Efficient Acidic Organocatalyst for Controlled/Living Ring-Opening Polymerization of Trimethylene Carbonates Leading to Block, End-Functionalized, and Macrocyclic Polycarbonates

Makiguchi, K., Ogasawara, Y., Kikuchi, S., Satoh, T., & Kakuchi, T. (2013) · Macromolecules · doi:10.1021/ma4000495 · Cited by 165 · see citing works

Organo-Catalyzed ROP of ϵ-Caprolactone: Methanesulfonic Acid Competes with Trifluoromethanesulfonic Acid

Gazeau-Bureau, S., Delcroix, D., Martín-Vaca, B., Bourissou, D., Navarro, C., & Magnet, S. (2008) · Macromolecules · doi:10.1021/ma800626q · Cited by 165 · see citing works

Natural monomers: A mine for functional and sustainable materials – Occurrence, chemical modification and polymerization

John, G., Nagarajan, S., Vemula, P. K., Silverman, J. R., & Pillai, C. K. S. (2019) · Progress in Polymer Science · doi:10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2019.02.008 · Cited by 161 · see citing works

An Activated Equivalent of Lactide toward Organocatalytic Ring-Opening Polymerization

Boullay, O. T. D., Marchal, E., Martín-Vaca, B. M., Cossío, F. P., & Bourissou, D. (2006) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/ja067046y · Cited by 144 · see citing works

Ring-Opening Polymerization of Trimethylene Carbonate Catalyzed by Methanesulfonic Acid: Activated Monomer versus Active Chain End Mechanisms

Delcroix, D., Martín-Vaca, B. M., Bourissou, D., & Navarro, C. (2010) · Macromolecules · doi:10.1021/ma101461y · Cited by 134 · see citing works

Phosphoric and phosphoramidic acids as bifunctional catalysts for the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone: a combined experimental and theoretical study

Delcroix, D., Couffin, A., Susperrégui, N., Navarro, C., Maron, L., Martín-Vaca, B. M., & Bourissou, D. (2011) · Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c1py00210d · Cited by 125 · see citing works

Cationic copolymerization of ε‐caprolactone and <scp>L,L</scp>‐lactide by an activated monomer mechanism

Baśko, M., & Kubisa, P. (2006) · Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1002/pola.21712 · Cited by 122 · see citing works

The potential of oxalic – and glycolic acid based polyesters (review). Towards CO2 as a feedstock (Carbon Capture and Utilization – CCU)

Valderrama, M. A. M., van Putten, R., & Gruter, G. M. (2019) · European Polymer Journal · doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.07.036 · Cited by 119 · see citing works

Organocatalytic ring-opening polymerization of l-lactide in bulk: A long standing challenge

Mezzasalma, L., Dove, A. P., & Coulembier, O. (2017) · European Polymer Journal · doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.05.013 · Cited by 116 · see citing works

The influence of the functional end groups on the properties of polylactide-based materials

Kost, B., Baśko, M., Bednarek, M., Socka, M., Kopka, B., Łapienis, G., Biela, T., Kubisa, P., & Brzeziński, M. (2022) · Progress in Polymer Science · doi:10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2022.101556 · Cited by 115 · see citing works

Structural and Mechanistic Studies of Bis(phenolato)amine Zinc(II) Catalysts for the Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone

Silvernail, C. M., Yao, L. J., Hill, L. M. R., Hillmyer, M. A., & Tolman, W. B. (2007) · Inorganic Chemistry · doi:10.1021/ic700581s · Cited by 113 · see citing works

Monomer versus Alcohol Activation in the 4‐Dimethylaminopyridine‐Catalyzed Ring‐Opening Polymerization of Lactide and Lactic O‐Carboxylic Anhydride

Bonduelle, C. V., Martín-Vaca, B. M., Cossío, F. P., & Bourissou, D. (2008) · Chemistry - A European Journal · doi:10.1002/chem.200800346 · Cited by 110 · see citing works

Ring-Opening Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone Catalyzed by Sulfonic Acids: Computational Evidence for Bifunctional Activation

Susperrégui, N., Delcroix, D., Martín-Vaca, B. M., Bourissou, D., & Maron, L. (2010) · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · doi:10.1021/jo101346t · Cited by 107 · see citing works

Structure-Processing-Property Relationship of Poly(Glycolic Acid) for Drug Delivery Systems 1: Synthesis and Catalysis

Singh, V., & Tiwari, M. (2010) · International Journal of Polymer Science · doi:10.1155/2010/652719 · Cited by 103 · see citing works

Syntheses of polylactides by means of tin catalysts

Kricheldorf, H. R., & Weidner, S. M. (2022) · Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1039/d2py00092j · Cited by 105 · see citing works

Organocatalyzed Synthesis of Aliphatic Polyesters from Ethylene Brassylate: A Cheap and Renewable Macrolactone

Pascual, A., Sardón, H., Veloso, A., Ruipérez, F., & Mecerreyes, D. (2014) · ACS Macro Letters · doi:10.1021/mz500401u · Cited by 99 · see citing works

Controlled/Living Ring-Opening Polymerization of δ-Valerolactone Using Triflylimide as an Efficient Cationic Organocatalyst

Kakuchi, R., Tsuji, Y., Chiba, K., Fuchise, K., Sakai, R., Satoh, T., & Kakuchi, T. (2010) · Macromolecules · doi:10.1021/ma100798u · Cited by 94 · see citing works

A “Catalyst Switch” Strategy for the Sequential Metal-Free Polymerization of Epoxides and Cyclic Esters/Carbonate

Zhao, J., Pahovnik, D., Gnanou, Y., & Hadjichristidis, N. (2014) · Macromolecules · doi:10.1021/ma500830v · Cited by 92 · see citing works

Homo- and heteroleptic zinc aminophenolates as initiators for lactide polymerization

Ejfler, J., Szafert, S., Mierzwicki, K., Jerzykiewicz, L. B., & Sobota, P. (2008) · Dalton Transactions · doi:10.1039/b808882a · Cited by 86 · see citing works

Acyclic Guanidines as Organic Catalysts for Living Polymerization of Lactide

Zhang, L., Pratt, R. C., Nederberg, F., Horn, H. W., Rice, J. E., Waymouth, R. M., Wade, C. G., & Hedrick, J. L. (2010) · Macromolecules · doi:10.1021/ma901776x · Cited by 85 · see citing works

Progress in Polymerization of Cyclic Esters: Mechanisms and Synthetic Applications

Biela, T., Kowalski, A., Libiszowski, J., Duda, A., & Penczek, S. (2006) · Macromolecular Symposia · doi:10.1002/masy.200650807 · Cited by 85 · see citing works

O-Carboxyanhydrides: Useful Tools for the Preparation of Well-Defined Functionalized Polyesters

Martín-Vaca, B. M., & Bourissou, D. (2015) · ACS Macro Letters · doi:10.1021/acsmacrolett.5b00376 · Cited by 84 · see citing works

Accessing New Materials through Polymerization and Modification of a Polycarbonate with a Pendant Activated Ester

Engler, A. C., Chan, J. M. W., Coady, D. J., O’Brien, J. M., Sardón, H., Nelson, A., Sanders, D. P., Yang, Y. Y., & Hedrick, J. L. (2013) · Macromolecules · doi:10.1021/ma4001258 · Cited by 84 · see citing works

Ring-Opening Polymerization of l -Lactide Catalyzed by an Organocatalytic System Combining Acidic and Basic Sites

Kadota, J., Pavlović, D., Desvergne, J., Bibal, B., Peruch, F., & Deffieux, A. (2010) · Macromolecules · doi:10.1021/ma101688d · Cited by 82 · see citing works

Ring-opening polymerization of lactones by rare-earth metal triflates and by their reusable system in ionic liquids

Nomura, N., Taira, A., Nakase, A., Tomioka, T., & Okada, M. (2007) · Tetrahedron · doi:10.1016/j.tet.2007.05.073 · Cited by 81 · see citing works

Branched aliphatic polyesters by ring-opening (co)polymerization

Bednarek, M. (2016) · Progress in Polymer Science · doi:10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2016.02.002 · Cited by 79 · see citing works

Designing Polymer Electrolytes via Ring‐Opening Polymerization for Advanced Lithium Batteries

Wang, S., Zhang, L., Zeng, Q., Guan, J., Gao, H., Zhang, L., Jin, Z., Lai, W., & Wang, Q. (2023) · Advanced Energy Materials · doi:10.1002/aenm.202302876 · Cited by 78 · see citing works

Synthesis and Controlled Organobase-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of Morpholine-2,5-Dione Derivatives and Monomer Recovery by Acid-Catalyzed Degradation of the Polymers

Shi, C., Guo, Y.-T., Wu, Y., Li, Z.-Y., Wang, Y.-Z., Du, F., & Li, Z. (2019) · Macromolecules · doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02498 · Cited by 78 · see citing works

Biocompatible and Biodegradable Ultrafine Fibrillar Scaffold Materials for Tissue Engineering by Facile Grafting of l -Lactide onto Chitosan

Skotak, M., Leonov, A. P., Larsen, G. F., Noriega, S. E., & Subramanian, A. (2008) · Biomacromolecules · doi:10.1021/bm800158c · Cited by 77 · see citing works

Poly(lactic acid) stereocomplexes based molecular architectures: Synthesis and crystallization

Michell, R. M., Ladelta, V., Da Silva, E., Müller, A. J., & Hadjichristidis, N. (2023) · Progress in Polymer Science · doi:10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2023.101742 · Cited by 77 · see citing works

A Comparison of the Rheological and Mechanical Properties of Isotactic, Syndiotactic, and Heterotactic Poly(lactide)

Chile, L.-E., Mehrkhodavandi, P., & Hatzikiriakos, S. G. (2016) · Macromolecules · doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02568 · Cited by 75 · see citing works

Bioplastics

Ross, G. M., Ross, S., & Tighe, B. J. (2016) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-35824-8.00023-2 · Cited by 66 · see citing works

Diphenyl phosphate/4-dimethylaminopyridine as an efficient binary organocatalyst system for controlled/living ring-opening polymerization of<scp>L</scp>-lactide leading to diblock and end-functionalized poly(<scp>L</scp>-lactide)s

Makiguchi, K., Kikuchi, S., Yanai, K., Ogasawara, Y., Sato, S.-I., Satoh, T., & Kakuchi, T. (2014) · Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1002/pola.27089 · Cited by 67 · see citing works

Cationic polymerization of L , L ‐lactide

Baśko, M., & Kubisa, P. (2010) · Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1002/pola.24048 · Cited by 65 · see citing works

Triarylsulfonium hexafluorophosphate salts as photoactivated acidic catalysts for ring-opening polymerisation

Barker, I. A., & Dove, A. P. (2012) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/c2cc38114a · Cited by 63 · see citing works

Mild and Efficient Preparation of Block and Gradient Copolymers by Methanesulfonic Acid Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of Caprolactone and Trimethylene Carbonate

Couffin, A., Delcroix, D., Martín-Vaca, B. M., Bourissou, D., & Navarro, C. (2013) · Macromolecules · doi:10.1021/ma400916k · Cited by 62 · see citing works

Activated Monomer Mechanism (AMM) in Cationic Ring-Opening Polymerization. The Origin of the AMM and Further Development in Polymerization of Cyclic Esters

Penczek, S., & Pretula, J. (2021) · ACS Macro Letters · doi:10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00509 · Cited by 62 · see citing works

Organocatalytic copolymerization of mixed type monomers

Song, Q.-L., Hu, S., Zhao, J., & Zhang, G. (2017) · Chinese Journal of Polymer Science · doi:10.1007/s10118-017-1925-6 · Cited by 58 · see citing works

Polymerization of 5-alkyl δ-lactones catalyzed by diphenyl phosphate and their sequential organocatalytic polymerization with monosubstituted epoxides

Zhao, J., & Hadjichristidis, N. (2015) · Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c5py00019j · Cited by 57 · see citing works

Polyglycolic acid from the direct polymerization of renewable C1 feedstocks

Göktürk, E., Pemba, A. G., & Miller, S. A. (2015) · Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c5py00230c · Cited by 56 · see citing works

Imidodiphosphoric acid as a bifunctional catalyst for the controlled ring-opening polymerization of δ-valerolactone and ε-caprolactone

Kan, S., Jin, Y., He, X., Chen, J., Wu, H., Ouyang, P., Guo, K., & Li, Z. (2013) · Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c3py00667k · Cited by 56 · see citing works

Poly(α-hydroxy acid)s and poly(α-hydroxy acid-co-α-amino acid)s derived from amino acid

Basu, A., Kunduru, K. R., Katzhendler, J., & Domb, A. J. (2016) · Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.addr.2016.08.003 · Cited by 54 · see citing works

Air- and Moisture-Stable Indium Salan Catalysts for Living Multiblock PLA Formation in Air

Ebrahimi, T., Aluthge, D. C., Patrick, B. O., Hatzikiriakos, S. G., & Mehrkhodavandi, P. (2017) · ACS Catalysis · doi:10.1021/acscatal.7b01939 · Cited by 54 · see citing works

Mechanism of propagation in the cationic polymerization of L,L ‐lactide

Baśko, M., & Kubisa, P. (2008) · Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1002/pola.23074 · Cited by 54 · see citing works

A base–conjugate-acid pair for living/controlled ring-opening polymerization of trimethylene carbonate through hydrogen-bonding bifunctional synergistic catalysis

Wang, X., Cui, S., Li, Z., Kan, S., Zhang, Q., Zhao, C., Wu, H., Liu, J., Wu, W., & Guo, K. (2014) · Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c4py00773e · Cited by 52 · see citing works

Base-to-Base Organocatalytic Approach for One-Pot Construction of Poly(ethylene oxide)-Based Macromolecular Structures

Xia, Y., Chen, Y., Song, Q., Hu, S., Zhao, J., & Zhang, G. (2016) · Macromolecules · doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01542 · Cited by 52 · see citing works

Regulating cationic polymerization: From structural control to life cycle management

Wu, L., Rondon, B., Dym, S., Wang, W., Chen, K., & Niu, J. (2023) · Progress in Polymer Science · doi:10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2023.101736 · Cited by 49 · see citing works

Polyester oligodiols by cationic AM copolymerization of L,L ‐lactide and ε‐caprolactone initiated by diols

Baśko, M., & Kubisa, P. (2007) · Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1002/pola.22065 · Cited by 50 · see citing works

Ring‐opening polymerization of ε‐caprolactone using perfluoroalkanesulfonates and perfluoroalkanesulfonimides as organic catalysts

Oshimura, M., Tang, T., & Takasu, A. (2011) · Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1002/pola.24539 · Cited by 48 · see citing works

Acid catalyzed polymerization of macrolactones in bulk and aqueous miniemulsion: Ring opening vs. condensation

Pascual, A., Leiza, J. R., & Mecerreyes, D. (2013) · European Polymer Journal · doi:10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2013.02.009 · Cited by 46 · see citing works

Zwitterionic ring opening polymerization of lactide by metal free catalysts: Production of cyclic polymers

Prasad, A., Stubbs, L., Ma, Z., & Zhu, Y.-H. (2012) · Journal of Applied Polymer Science · doi:10.1002/app.34494 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

Synthesis of block and end‐functionalized polyesters by triflimide‐catalyzed ring‐opening polymerization of ε‐caprolactone, 1,5‐dioxepan‐2‐one, and rac‐lactide

Makiguchi, K., Kikuchi, S., Satoh, T., & Kakuchi, T. (2013) · Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1002/pola.26631 · Cited by 44 · see citing works

Controlled ring‐opening polymerization of lactide by bis‐sulfonamide/amine associations: Cooperative hydrogen‐bonding catalysis

Alba, A., Schopp, A., Delgado, A. D. S., Cherif‐Cheikh, R., Martín-Vaca, B. M., & Bourissou, D. (2010) · Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1002/pola.23852 · Cited by 43 · see citing works

N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Ring Opening Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone with and without Alcohol Initiators: Insights from Theory and Experiment

Jones, G. O., Chang, Y. A., Horn, H. W., Acharya, A. K., Rice, J. E., Hedrick, J. L., & Waymouth, R. M. (2015) · The Journal of Physical Chemistry B · doi:10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b01595 · Cited by 42 · see citing works

Synthetic approaches to uniform polymers☆

Ali, M. S., & Brocchini, S. (2006) · Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.addr.2006.10.002 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

Selective O -acyl ring-opening of β-butyrolactone catalyzed by trifluoromethane sulfonic acid: application to the preparation of well-defined block copolymers

Couffin, A., Martín-Vaca, B. M., Bourissou, D., & Navarro, C. (2013) · Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c3py00935a · Cited by 41 · see citing works

Ring‐opening polymerization of lactones using binaphthyl‐diyl hydrogen phosphate as organocatalyst and resulting monosaccharide functionalization of polylactones

Miao, Y., Phuphuak, Y., Rousseau, C., Bousquet, T., Mortreux, A., Chirachanchai, S., & Zinck, P. (2013) · Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1002/pola.26612 · Cited by 41 · see citing works

One‐pot synthesis of linear‐ and three‐arm star‐tetrablock quarterpolymers via sequential metal‐free ring‐opening polymerization using a “catalyst switch” strategy

Zhao, J., Pahovnik, D., Gnanou, Y., & Hadjichristidis, N. (2014) · Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry · doi:10.1002/pola.27332 · Cited by 39 · see citing works

Mechanical Recycling of PLA Filled with a High Level of Cellulose Fibres

Åkesson, D., Vrignaud, T., Tissot, C., & Skrifvars, M. (2016) · Journal of Polymers and the Environment · doi:10.1007/s10924-016-0760-0 · Cited by 38 · see citing works

Catalytic Systems for the Production of Poly(lactic acid)

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