TY - JOUR
T1 - Polymers from macrolactones: From pheromones to functional materials
AU - Wilson, James A.
AU - Ates, Zeliha
AU - Pflughaupt, Robin L.
AU - Dove, Andrew P.
AU - Heise, Andreas
PY - 2019/2/25
Y1 - 2019/2/25
N2 - Recent advances in the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of macrolactones (MLs) have afforded access to novel, potentially degradable polymeric materials featuring long aliphatic chains. These developments extend the synthetic robustness and versatility of ROP to a greater range of interesting monomers, many of which can be derived from sustainable or renewable feedstocks, to access polymeric materials boasting a diversity of properties and potential applications. This review discusses current strategies to catalyse the ROP of MLs, comparing and contrasting them with those known for the ROP of small and medium sized lactones, and highlights recent developments in the preparation, functionalization, and application of materials featuring poly(macrolactone)s (PMLs).
AB - Recent advances in the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of macrolactones (MLs) have afforded access to novel, potentially degradable polymeric materials featuring long aliphatic chains. These developments extend the synthetic robustness and versatility of ROP to a greater range of interesting monomers, many of which can be derived from sustainable or renewable feedstocks, to access polymeric materials boasting a diversity of properties and potential applications. This review discusses current strategies to catalyse the ROP of MLs, comparing and contrasting them with those known for the ROP of small and medium sized lactones, and highlights recent developments in the preparation, functionalization, and application of materials featuring poly(macrolactone)s (PMLs).
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079670018304076?via%3Dihub
UR - https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85061939944&origin=inward
U2 - 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2019.02.005
DO - 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2019.02.005
M3 - Article
SN - 0079-6700
VL - 91
SP - 29
EP - 50
JO - Progress in Polymer Science
JF - Progress in Polymer Science
ER -