Fast and selective organocatalytic ring-opening polymerization by fluorinated alcohol without a cocatalyst

oleh: Wei Zhao, Yanfeng Lv, Ji Li, Zihao Feng, Yonghao Ni, Nikos Hadjichristidis

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2019-08-01

Deskripsi

Polymerizations promoted by organic catalysts can produce polymeric materials without any metallic residues contamination. Here the authors show a fluorinated alcohol based catalytic system for polypeptide synthesis from α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydride, fulfilling cocatalyst and metal free conditions with high rate and selectivity.