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Novel chromium complexes with a [OSSO]-type bis(phenolato) dianionic ligand mediate the alternating ring-opening copolymerization of epoxides and phthalic anhydride

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Polyurethanes and Polyallophanates via Sequence-Selective Copolymerization of Epoxides and Isocyanates

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Alkali Metal Carboxylates: Simple and Versatile Initiators for Ring-Opening Alternating Copolymerization of Cyclic Anhydrides/Epoxides

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Ring‐Opening Copolymerization of Epoxides with Cyclic Anhydrides Promoted by Bimetallic and Monometallic Phenoxy–Imine Aluminum complexes

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Zinc versus Magnesium: Orthogonal Catalyst Reactivity in Selective Polymerizations of Epoxides, Bio‐derived Anhydrides and Carbon Dioxide

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Orthogonal functionalization of alternating polyesters: selective patterning of (AB) n sequences

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Copolymerization of cyclic esters, epoxides and anhydrides: evidence of the dual role of the monomers in the reaction mixture

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Di‐Zinc–Aryl Complexes: CO2 Insertions and Applications in Polymerisation Catalysis

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Versatile Ring-Opening Copolymerization and Postprinting Functionalization of Lactone and Poly(propylene fumarate) Block Copolymers: Resorbable Building Blocks for Additive Manufacturing

Petersen, S. R., Wilson, J. A., & Becker, M. L. (2018) · Macromolecules · doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01372 · Cited by 45 · see citing works

Functional polyesters derived from alternating copolymerization of norbornene anhydride and epoxides

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Biodegradable Copolymers from CO2, Epoxides, and Anhydrides Catalyzed by Organoborane/Tertiary Amine Pairs: High Selectivity and Productivity

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Reversible Transformation between Amorphous and Crystalline States of Unsaturated Polyesters by Cis–Trans Isomerization

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Alternating ring-opening copolymerization of phthalic anhydride with epoxides catalysed by salophen chromium( iii ) complexes. An effect of substituents in salophen ligands

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

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Mg( ii ) heterodinuclear catalysts delivering carbon dioxide derived multi-block polymers

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Cationic Co–Salphen Complexes Bisligated by DMAP as Catalysts for the Copolymerization of Cyclohexene Oxide with Phthalic Anhydride or Carbon Dioxide

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Dinuclear iron( iii ) complexes bearing phenylene-bridged bis(amino triphenolate) ligands as catalysts for the copolymerization of cyclohexene oxide with carbon dioxide or phthalic anhydride

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Macrocyclic Dizinc(II) Alkyl and Alkoxide Complexes: Reversible CO2 Uptake and Polymerization Catalysis Testing

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Highly Cis/Trans-Stereoselective (ONSO)CrCl-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Copolymerization of Norbornene Anhydrides and Epoxides

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Ring‐Opening Copolymerization of Styrene Oxide and Cyclic Anhydrides by using Highly Effective Zinc Amido–Oxazolinate Catalysts

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Trinuclear salphen–chromium( III )chloride complexes as catalysts for the alternating copolymerization of epoxides and cyclic anhydrides

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Influences of a Dizinc Catalyst and Bifunctional Chain Transfer Agents on the Polymer Architecture in the Ring-Opening Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone

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Bifunctional Aminotriphenolate Complexes as One‐Component Catalysts for the Ring‐Opening Copolymerization of Cyclic Anhydrides and Epoxides

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Nickel-Catalyzed Coupling of Carbon Dioxide with Cyclohexene Oxide by Well-Characterized Bis(N-Heterocyclic Carbene) Carbazolide Complexes

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Ring-opening copolymerization of cyclic epoxide and anhydride using a five-coordinate chromium complex with a sterically demanding amino triphenolate ligand

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Versatile organoaluminium catalysts based on heteroscorpionate ligands for the preparation of polyesters

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Tetracoordinate aluminum complexes bearing phenoxy-based ligands as catalysts for epoxide/anhydride copolymerization: some mechanistic insights

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Bimetallic Zinc Catalysts for Ring-Opening Copolymerization Processes

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Metal-free Lewis pair catalyst synergy for fully alternating copolymerization of norbornene anhydride and epoxides: Biocompatible tests for derived polymers

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Ring-Opening Copolymerizaton of Cyclohexene Oxide and Succinic Anhydride by Zinc and Magnesium Schiff-Base Complexes Containing Alkoxy Side Arms

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Heterodinuclear catalysts Zn( ii )/M and Mg( ii )/M, where M = Na( i ), Ca( ii ) or Cd( ii ), for phthalic anhydride/cyclohexene oxide ring opening copolymerisation

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High‐Performance Recyclable Polyester Elastomers Through Transient Strain‐Stiffening

Gao, C., Poon, K. C., Concilio, M., Zinn, T., Gregory, G. L., & Williams, C. K. (2025) · Advanced Materials · doi:10.1002/adma.202416674 · Cited by 26 · see citing works

Ring-Opening Copolymerization Using Simple Fe(III) Complexes and Metal- and Halide-Free Organic Catalysts

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Bio‐based and Degradable Block Polyester Pressure‐Sensitive Adhesives

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Influence of Co-Catalysts and Polymerization Conditions on Properties of Poly(anhydride-alt-epoxide)s from ROCOP Using Salen Complexes with Different Metals

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Unprecedented Double Insertion of Cyclohexene Oxide in Ring-Opening Copolymerization with Cyclic Anhydrides Catalyzed by a Tin(II) Alkoxide Complex

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Selektive Katalyse für Polymerisationen mit Monomermischungen: Verwendung eines kommerziellen Cr‐Salen‐Katalysators zur Herstellung von ABA‐Blockpolyestern

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Synthesis of a mononuclear magnesium bis(alkoxide) complex and its reactivity in the ring-opening copolymerization of cyclic anhydrides with epoxides

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Degradable, Photochemically Printable Poly(propylene fumarate)-Based ABA Triblock Elastomers

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Sequence Control in Asymmetric Terpolymerizations of meso‐Epoxides, CO2, and Phthalic Anhydride: Unprecedented Statistical Ester–Carbonate Distributions

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Di‐nuclear zinc complexes containing tridentate imino‐benzotriazole phenolate derivatives as efficient catalysts for ring‐opening polymerization of cyclic esters and copolymerization of phthalic anhydride with cyclohexene oxide

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Schaltbare Katalyse zur Herstellung von Multiblock‐Polyestern aus einer Mischung von Propylenoxid, Lactid und Phthalsäureanhydrid

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Record Productivity and Unprecedented Molecular Weight for Ring‐Opening Copolymerization of Epoxides and Cyclic Anhydrides Enabled by Organoboron Catalysts

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Copolymerization of epoxides with cyclic anhydrides catalyzed by dinuclear cobalt complexes

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Enantioselective Resolution Copolymerization of Racemic cis-Epoxides and Cyclic Anhydrides Mediated by Multichiral Bimetallic Chromium Complexes

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Cationic tetranuclear macrocyclic CaCo 3 complexes as highly active catalysts for alternating copolymerization of propylene oxide and carbon dioxide

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Zinc versus Magnesium: Orthogonal Catalyst Reactivity in Selective Polymerizations of Epoxides, Bio‐derived Anhydrides and Carbon Dioxide

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Fully alternating and regioselective ring-opening copolymerization of phthalic anhydride with epoxides using highly active metal-free Lewis pairs as a catalyst

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Bimetallic Zinc Catalysts for Ring-Opening Copolymerization Processes

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