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Replacing Tin in Lactide Polymerization: Design of Highly Active Germanium‐Based Catalysts
Author(s) -
Guo Jia,
Haquette Pierre,
Martin Juliette,
Salim Karine,
Thomas Christophe M.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201306623
Subject(s) - hexacoordinate , lactide , polymerization , germanium , tin , germane , polymer , catalysis , materials science , germanium compounds , polymer chemistry , chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , engineering , silicon
Most germane : Hexacoordinate germanium(IV) species exhibit unprecedented activities, yet controlled behavior, as initiators for the ring‐opening polymerization of rac ‐lactide to form polylactide polymers (see scheme).
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