Organic Catalyst in Polymer Synthesis
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2021) | Viewed by 4108
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the past two decades, organocatalysis has emerged has an efficient tool for polymer synthesis through various mechanisms either through step-growth (transesterification, benzoin condensation, epoxies, etc.) or chain growth (ring-opening, anionic, cationic, etc.) pathways. The almost infinite combination of organic compounds has allowed polymerizations with fast kinetics and good control of polymer chain length and functionality, sometimes with stereo selectivity. Even ring-opening metathesis polymerization can now be achieved without the requirement of organometallic complexes. All these developments have driven the design of new polymer architectures (cyclics, stars, branched, block-copolymers, etc.) with a precise control of the arrangement of monomer units within the polymer chain. More recently, the use of external (light, temperature, ultrasound) or internal (pH, CO2) stimuli to trigger or regulate the course of the polymerization has paved the way toward new applications for organocatalysis. This Special Issue thus aims to collect the most advanced results regarding the synthesis, modification or recycling of polymer materials by employing organic catalysts. All contributions will be considered, from fundamental mechanistic aspects of organocatalyzed polymerizations to the simple use of organocatalysis for the development of polymer materials for specific applications.
Dr. Julien Pinaud
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Organocatalysis
- Organocatalyzed polymerization
- Metal-free polymerization
- Organic base
- Organic acid
- Dual catalysts
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