Metal-catalyzed stereoselective ring-opening polymerization of functional β-lactones: methylene-alkoxy-fluorinated polyhydroxyalkanoates unveil the role of non-covalent interactions

Dhaini, Ali; Shakaroun, Rama M.; Alaaeddine, Ali; Carpentier, Jean-François; Guillaume, Sophie M.

doi:10.1039/d3py01430d

Metal-catalyzed stereoselective ring-opening polymerization of functional β-lactones: methylene-alkoxy-fluorinated polyhydroxyalkanoates unveil the role of non-covalent interactions

Non-covalent interactions (NCIs) can guide stereoselective ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of racemic β-lactones mediated by achiral complexes, towards stereoregular polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs).