Organocatalyzed regio-regular polymerization of α-aryl trimethylene carbonate

Polymerization of α-substituted trimethylene carbonate (TMC) can give access to novel aliphatic polycarbonates. To combine the tunability provided by an aromatic substituent and the controlled polymerization conditions available for the synthesis of aliphatic polycarbonates, we have developed a regio-regular ring opening polymerization (ROP) of α-aryl trimethylene carbonate (α-ArTMC). Regio-regular ROP of α-methyl trimethylene carbonate...