Virtual Issue: Organocatalysis in Polymer Science

Application of HSAB Theory in the Selective Reduction of Quinoline

“…Among them, the strategies using organocatalyst are of particular interests due to their advantages such as commercial availability, easy modification, lower toxicity compared with the metal‐based catalysts. [ 25‐33 ] The polymers containing silicon in the main chain, such as polysiloxane, polycarbosilane and polysilane, are one of the most important functional polymers, as they can be widely used in the application of oil, rubber, silicone, heat resistant materials and photoelectric materials due to their unique and excellent thermal, electronic and optical properties. [ 34‐42 ] Polyaniline containing nitrogen atoms, is a conducting polymer with several incredible properties such as highly tunable conductivity, pseudocapacitance and chemical stability.…”

Organoboron-mediated polymerizations

“…Furthermore, this timeline coincides with the renaissance of organocatalysis in small molecule synthesis. [7][8][9] A lot of organic molecules were designed and developed for polymer synthesis, including urea, thiourea, amines, carbenes, phosphazenes, photoredox molecules, and many others, exhibiting unprecedent control in polymerization activity and stereoselectivity, as well as precise control in polymer molecule weight and architecture. [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] In the past three decades, organoboron chemistry moved from stoichiometric to a catalytic manifold since the pioneering works by Mark's group, 19 Piers' group, 20 and Yamamoto's group.…”

“…Furthermore, this timeline coincides with the renaissance of organocatalysis in small molecule synthesis. 7–9 A lot of organic molecules were designed and developed for polymer synthesis, including urea, thiourea, amines, carbenes, phosphazenes, photoredox molecules, and many others, exhibiting unprecedent control in polymerization activity and stereoselectivity, as well as precise control in polymer molecule weight and architecture. 10–18…”