Issue 27, 2009
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Chemical Communications

Stereocontrolled lactide polymerisation determined by the nuclearity of the yttrium initiator†

Rachel H. Platel,a   Andrew J. P. Whitea  and  Charlotte K. Williams*a  

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a Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, London, UK
E-mail: c.k.williams@imperial.ac.uk
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Abstract

Two very rapid yttrium initiators for lactide polymerisation are reported; the nuclearity (monomer vs. dimer) of the initiator controls the stereochemistry of the polylactide produced.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B903784E
Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Feb 2009
Accepted
20 May 2009
First published
08 Jun 2009

Chem. Commun., 2009, 4115-4117

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Stereocontrolled lactide polymerisation determined by the nuclearity of the yttrium initiator

R. H. Platel, A. J. P. White and C. K. Williams, Chem. Commun., 2009, 4115 DOI: 10.1039/B903784E

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