David K. Tran, Ahmed Z. Rashad, Donald J. Darensbourg and Karen L. Wooley
Polym. Chem., 2021,12, 5271-5278
DOI:
10.1039/D1PY00784J,
Communication
Synthetic transformation of D-xylose into a four-membered cyclic ether allows for reactions with carbon dioxide (CO2) leading to linear polycarbonates by either a one-step ring-opening copolymerisation (ROCOP) directly, or by sequential isolation of a preformed six-membered cyclic carbonate followed by ring-opening polymerisation (ROP).