This review describes the recent advances (from 2008 onwards) in the use of Schiff-base
metal complexes as catalysts for the ring opening polymerization (ROP) of cyclic esters. The …

As a representative class of sustainable polymer materials, biodegradable polymers have
attracted increasing interest in recent years. Despite significant advance of related …

Aliphatic polyesters such as polylactide (PLA) and polycaprolactone (PCL) have attracted
much attention due to their prominent features of environmentally friendly materials with …

Despite the common use of salens and hydroxyquinolines as therapeutic and bioactive
agents, their metal complexes are still under development. Here, we report the synthesis of …

Mechanosynthesis is a powerful alternative to traditional solvent-based synthesis as it
allows for higher yields in shorter reaction times, while minimizing the use of solvents …

Poly (lactic acid), PLA, which holds great promise as a biodegradable substitute of fossil
resource-derived polyolefins, is industrially produced by the ring-opening polymerization of …

Polylactide is a biodegradable versatile material based on annually renewable resources
and thus CO2‐neutral in its lifecycle. Until now, tin (II) octanoate [Sn (Oct2)] was used as …

Block polymers offer unparalleled opportunities for designing materials with enhanced
functionalities and properties. Hence, we report a synthetic strategy for diblock polyesters …

A unique example of a bench-stable guanidine-ligated zinc complex has been thoroughly
evaluated for its effectiveness towards the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of lactides (L …

A series of four photoluminescent Al and In complexes were synthesised using an
environmentally-benign mechanosynthesis strategy. Sterically crowded 3, 5-di-tert-butyl …