Robust chiral zirconium alkoxide initiators for the room-temperature stereoselective ring-opening polymerisation of rac-lactideThe HTML version of this article has been enhanced with colour images.CCDC reference numbers 665065–665068. For crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/b716304eElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Representative MALDI-TOF mass spectra of PLA prepared in solution. See DOI: 10.1039/b716304e

Authors: Amanda J. Chmura¹, David M. Cousins¹, Matthew G. Davidson¹, Matthew D. Jones¹, Matthew D. Lunn², Mary F. Mahon³

Source: Dalton Transactions: An International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. Mar2008, Vol. 2008 Issue 11, p1437-1443. 7p.

Subject Terms: *POLYMERIZATION, *CRYOSCOPY, *MOLECULAR weights, *SPECTRUM analysis

Highly active and stereoselective zirconium and hafnium alkoxide initiators for solvent-free ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactideElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Full experimental details including spectroscopic, crystallographic and polymerization data. See DOI: 10.1039/b718678a

Authors: Amanda J. Chmura¹, Matthew G. Davidson¹, Catherine J. Frankis¹, Matthew D. Jones¹, Matthew D. Lunn²

Source: Chemical Communications. Mar2008, Vol. 2008 Issue 11, p1293-1295. 3p.

Subject Terms: *ZIRCONIUM, *ALKOXIDES, *RING-opening polymerization, *SOLVENTS

Group 4 complexes of amine bis(phenolate)s and their application for the ring opening polymerisation of cyclic estersElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Full details of experimental procedures, analytical data and X-ray structural determinations. See DOI: 10.1039/b513345a

Authors: Amanda J. Chmura, Matthew G. Davidson, Matthew D. Jones, Matthew D. Lunn, Mary F. Mahon

Source: Dalton Transactions: An International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry; Feb2006, Vol. 2006 Issue 7, p887-889, 3p