Chemoenzymatic synthesis of polymeric materials using lipases as catalysts: A review

A biocatalytic approach towards sustainable furanic–aliphatic polyesters

“…[25][26][27][28][29][30][31] It involves mild reaction conditions and renewable non-toxic enzyme catalysts, providing a great opportunity to achieve future sustainability in the polymer industry. 32 Currently, many kinds of polymers have already been synthesized via enzymatic polymerization; polyesters are the most intensively studied.…”

Candida antarctica Lipase B as Catalyst for Cyclic Esters Synthesis, Their Polymerization and Degradation of Aliphatic Polyesters

“…It should be emphasized that another route for production of block copolymers is chemoenzymatic polymerization, which has been intensely developed in the last five years [71,72]. This combination allows to obtain new polymeric materials that are otherwise difficult to synthesize [73].…”

One-Pot Combination of eROP and ROMP for the Synthesis of Block Copolymers

“…chemical methods, the diversity and complexity of macromolecules could be further increased, and chemoenzymatic polymerization could even be utilized to synthesize polymeric materials that are diffi cult to prepare via traditional routes. [ 6,7 ] For example, eROP has been coupled with atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), [ 8,9 ] reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT), [ 10 ] and ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) [ 11,12 ] to prepare polymeric materials.Another issue to be addressed in the modern macromolecular fi eld is improving the synthetic effi ciency and/or minimizing the synthesis and purifi cation steps. To achieve this goal, researchers have combined a series of reactions in a single-step manner to construct complex macromolecules, [13][14][15][16][17][18] especially the combination of living polymerizations and other compatible polymerizations for simple and facile polymer synthesis.…”

“…To achieve this goal, researchers have combined a series of reactions in a single-step manner to construct complex macromolecules, [13][14][15][16][17][18] especially the combination of living polymerizations and other compatible polymerizations for simple and facile polymer synthesis. [19][20][21][22] The combination of different reactions into a one-pot system could not only avoid separation and purifi cation steps of intermediates, improve chemical yields, and save time and resources, [ 7 ] but also could provide a powerful strategy for sophisticated polymer synthesis and modifi cation. [ 23 ] For instance, based on a successful consecutive polymerization combining eROP and ATRP, [ 24 ] …”

“…chemical methods, the diversity and complexity of macromolecules could be further increased, and chemoenzymatic polymerization could even be utilized to synthesize polymeric materials that are diffi cult to prepare via traditional routes. [ 6,7 ] For example, eROP has been coupled with atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), [ 8,9 ] reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT), [ 10 ] and ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) [ 11,12 ] to prepare polymeric materials.…”