Extended Data Fig. 1: 13C NMR spectrum of PTBL produced by tBu-P4/Ph2CHOH.

13C NMR spectrum (CDCl3) of PTBL produced by tBu-P4/Ph2CHOH (Table 1, run 6). The observation of chemical resonances at 198.04 (>C = O) and 27.88 (–S–CH2–) ppm clearly demonstrated the occurrence of IROP to form PTBL.