Fanny Bonnet

TL;DR: The best molecular weight control (suppression of chain transfer) for all three monomers was found for the samarium system 1-Sm and the most effective heterotactic enrichment (Pr) in the polymerization of rac-lactide was finding for 1-Y.

TL;DR: The synthesis and ring-opening polymerization capability of bis(phenolate)amine-supported samarium borohydride and amide complexes are reported, together with a DFT study as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, a borohydridoneodymium (BH4)3(THF)3 (1) and dialkylmagnesium (Cp*nPr) catalysts were used for polyisoprene polymerization.

TL;DR: Borohydride complexes of the rare earths have attracted increasing interest during the last decade as mentioned in this paper, with a special emphasis on their use for polymerization catalysis, and a review of recent results over this period with respect to the preparation, characterization, structure, and applications in organic chemistry of this family of compounds, including inorganic and organometallic complexes.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of various strategies reported for functionalization of syndiotactic polystyrene: statistical and sequential block copolymerization, chain transfer and chain-end functionalization, polymerization of substituted styrenic monomers and chemical modification of sPS.