Pyridinium and bispyridinium salts are shown to be efficient ionic hydrogen bond catalysts for the controlled ring–opening polymerization of ε–caprolactone. The catalytic activity is significantly enhanced thanks to the participation of the two hydrogen bond donor sites in the monomer activation.
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