Issue 95, 2012
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Chemical Communications

An imidazole-based organocatalyst designed for bulk polymerization of lactide isomers: inspiration from Nature†

Olivier Coulembier,*a   Thomas Josse,ab   Brieuc Guillerm,a   Pascal Gerbauxb  and  Philippe Duboisa  

* Corresponding authors

a Center of Innovation and Research in Materials and Polymers (CIRMAP), Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials, University of Mons, 23 Place du Parc, B-7000, Mons, Belgium
E-mail: olivier.coulembier@umons.ac.be
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Tel: +32 (0)65 373480

b Interdisciplinary Center for Mass Spectrometry (CISMa), Mass Spectrometry Research Group, University of Mons, 23 Place du Parc, B-7000 Mons, Belgium

Abstract

The design of an imidazole-based salt by enzyme-mimicking allowed controlling the ring-opening polymerization of L- and D-LA monomers in bulk. Kinetic study supports a bifunctional activation process only slightly different from the one occurring in Nature.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC37061A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
28 Sep 2012
Accepted
19 Oct 2012
First published
29 Oct 2012

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 11695-11697

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An imidazole-based organocatalyst designed for bulk polymerization of lactide isomers: inspiration from Nature

O. Coulembier, T. Josse, B. Guillerm, P. Gerbaux and P. Dubois, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 11695 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC37061A

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