Phenols and Tertiary Amines: An Amazingly Simple Hydrogen‐Bonding Organocatalytic System Promoting Ring Opening Polymerization |
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| Authors: | Coralie Thomas,Fré dé ric Peruch,Alain Deffieux,Anne Milet,Jean‐Pierre Desvergne,Brigitte Bibal |
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| Abstract: | A simple and easily available organocatalytic system was developed for the polymerization of lactide. In partnership with tertiary amines, phenol derivatives were demonstrated to be excellent single H‐bonding catalysts with high conversion within 24 h. In particular, ortho‐, meta‐ and meta,meta′‐trifluoromethylphenols revealed an amazing capacity for triggering the controlled ring opening polymerization (ROP) of lactide, through a fitted hydrogen‐bond with the monomer. |
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| Keywords: | hydrogen bonds organic catalysis phenols polylactide polymerization |
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