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Abstract
With sustainability at the forefront of current polymerisation research, the typically earth-abundant, inexpensive and low-toxicity main group metals are attractive candidates for catalysis. Main group metals have been exploited in a broad range of polymerisations, ranging from classical alkene polymerisation to the synthesis of new bio-derived and degradable polyesters and polycarbonates via ring-opening polymerisation and ring-opening copolymerisation. This tutorial review highlights efficient polymerisation catalysts based on Group 1, Group 2, Zn and Group 13 metals. Key mechanistic pathways and catalyst developments are discussed, including tailored ligand design, heterometallic cooperativity, bicomponent systems and careful selection of the polymerisation conditions, all of which can be used to fine-tune the metal Lewis acidity and the metal–alkyl bond polarity.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Chemical Society Reviews |
Early online date | 10 Oct 2022 |
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Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 10 Oct 2022 |
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Catalysis for Compatibilizers: Upcycling Plastic Waste into Value-Added Materials
1/02/21 → 31/01/25
Project: Research
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Switchable Catalysis for Block Copolymer Compatibilization of Plastic Waste
1/01/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Soft Matter and Functional Interfaces
Brown, S.
1/04/14 → 31/12/22
Project: Research