Cooperative heterotrimetallic Na/Zn2 and K/Zn2 complexes combine the excellent activities and control of the homometallic analogues, giving “best of both” in cyclic ester ring-opening polymerisation.

This tutorial review provides an outline of basic concepts, historical milestones and recent advances in main group metal catalysed olefin polymerisation and ring-opening (co)polymerisation reactions.

Correction for ‘Main group metal polymerisation catalysts’ by Eszter Fazekas et al., Chem. Soc. Rev., 2022, 51, 8793–8814, https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CS00048B.

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