Fast and Living Ring-Opening Polymerization of alpha-Amino Acid N-Carboxyanhydrides Triggered by an "Alliance" of Primary and Secondary Amines at Room Temperature

Wei Zhao; Yves Gnanou; Nikos Hadjichristidis

doi:10.1021/acs.biomac.5b00134

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Fast and Living Ring-Opening Polymerization of alpha-Amino Acid N-Carboxyanhydrides Triggered by an "Alliance" of Primary and Secondary Amines at Room Temperature

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Fast and Living Ring-Opening Polymerization of alpha-Amino Acid N-Carboxyanhydrides Triggered by an "Alliance" of Primary and Secondary Amines at Room Temperature

Wei Zhao, Yves Gnanou and Nikos Hadjichristidis

Biomacromolecules, Vol.16(4), pp.1352-1357

13/04/2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.5b00134

PMID: 25761228

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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Chemistry

Chemistry, Organic

Life Sciences & Biomedicine

Physical Sciences

Polymer Science

Science & Technology

A novel highly efficient strategy, based on an alliance of primary and secondary amine initiators, was successfully developed allowing the fast and living ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of alpha-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs) at room temperature.

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Title: Fast and Living Ring-Opening Polymerization of alpha-Amino Acid N-Carboxyanhydrides Triggered by an "Alliance" of Primary and Secondary Amines at Room Temperature
Creators - without role: Wei Zhao - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Yves Gnanou - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Nikos Hadjichristidis - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Publication Details: Biomacromolecules, Vol.16(4), pp.1352-1357
Publisher: Amer Chemical Soc
Number of pages: 6
Grant note: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology; King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
Identifiers: 9942326908331
Academic Unit: King Abdullah University of Science & Technology
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article