Polymerization of Racemic β-Butyrolactone Using Gold Catalysts:  A Simple Access to Biodegradable Polymers

E. Brule; Sylvain Gaillard; M.-N. Rager; T. Roisnel; V. Guerineau; Steven Patrick Nolan; C.M. Thomas

doi:10.1021/om200271q

Polymerization of Racemic β-Butyrolactone Using Gold Catalysts: A Simple Access to Biodegradable Polymers

E. Brule, Sylvain Gaillard, M.-N. Rager, T. Roisnel, V. Guerineau, Steven Patrick Nolan, C.M. Thomas

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ABSTRACT: Novel gold(I) complexes containing N-heterocyclic carbene ligands
have been synthesized and fully characterized. The resulting mononuclear gold
complexes act as active initiators in the polymerization of rac-β-butyrolactone
under solvent-free conditions to provide the corresponding biodegradable poly(3-
hydroxybutyrate).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2650-2653
Number of pages	4
Journal	Organometallics
Volume	30
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/om200271q
Publication status	Published - 29 Apr 2011

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