Organoboron-mediated polymerizations

YY Zhang, GW Yang, C Lu, XF Zhu, Y Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2024‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The scientific community has witnessed extensive developments and applications of
organoboron compounds as synthetic elements and metal-free catalysts for the construction …

Alkyl borane-mediated metal-free ring-opening (co) polymerizations of oxygenated monomers

C Zhang, X Geng, X Zhang, Y Gnanou… - Progress in Polymer …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Sensibility to environmental concerns and the actual demand for polymeric materials free of
any metal contaminants in most applications have directed research towards significant …

Silylium ions: from elusive reactive intermediates to potent catalysts

HFT Klare, L Albers, L Süsse, S Keess… - Chemical …, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
The history of silyl cations has all the makings of a drama but with a happy ending. Being
considered reactive intermediates impossible to isolate in the condensed phase for …

Identification of active sites for acidic oxygen reduction on carbon catalysts with and without nitrogen do**

Y Jia, L Zhang, L Zhuang, H Liu, X Yan, X Wang… - Nature Catalysis, 2019‏ - nature.com
Owing to the difficulty in controlling the dopant or defect types and their homogeneity in
carbon materials, it is still a controversial issue to identify the active sites of carbon-based …

Perspective on Lewis Acid‐Base Interactions in Emerging Batteries

Q Lin, D Kundu, M Skyllas‐Kazacos, J Lu… - Advanced …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Lewis acid‐base interactions are common in chemical processes presented in diverse
applications, such as synthesis, catalysis, batteries, semiconductors, and solar cells. The …

Modular organoboron catalysts enable transformations with unprecedented reactivity

GW Yang, YY Zhang, GP Wu - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Conspectus Electron-deficient boron-based catalysts with metal-free but metallomimetic
characteristics provide a versatile platform for chemical transformations. However, their …

Towards high-performance sustainable polymers via isomerization-driven irreversible ring-opening polymerization of five-membered thionolactones

P Yuan, Y Sun, X Xu, Y Luo, M Hong - Nature Chemistry, 2022‏ - nature.com
The development of sustainable polymers that possess useful material properties
competitive with existing petroleum-derived polymers is a crucial goal but remains a …

New directions for frustrated Lewis pair chemistry

AR Jupp, DW Stephan - Trends in Chemistry, 2019‏ - cell.com
The concerted action of a Lewis acid and base can activate H 2 and other small molecules.
Such frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs) have garnered much attention and prompted many …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in degradable synthetic polymers for biomedical applications‐Beyond polyesters

M Dirauf, I Muljajew, C Weber, US Schubert - Progress in Polymer Science, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Polyesters have been studied intensely over the last few decades and proved to be suitable
for a wide range of applications. Despite all benefits, drawbacks such as eg the acidification …

Main group metal polymerisation catalysts

E Fazekas, PA Lowy, MA Rahman… - Chemical Society …, 2022‏ - pubs.rsc.org
With sustainability at the forefront of current polymerisation research, the typically earth-
abundant, inexpensive and low-toxicity main group metals are attractive candidates for …