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Stereoregular cyclic poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) enabled by catalyst-controlled tacticity and topology
Metal-based catalysts with large ionic radii and longer and more ionic metal–polymer bonds can control both stereoselectivity of polymerization and chain cyclization leading to stereoregular cyclic P3HB.
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- Award ID(s):
- 2117934
- PAR ID:
- 10657513
- Publisher / Repository:
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Polymer Chemistry
- Volume:
- 16
- Issue:
- 15
- ISSN:
- 1759-9954
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1713 to 1722
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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