Fig. 4: Minimal side reactions with CE-catalyzed polymerization of NCA.
From: Accelerated polymerization of N-carboxyanhydrides catalyzed by crown ether
a Normalized GPC-LS traces of the obtained PBLG in DCM and DMF initiated by α-helical PBLG macroinitiator in the presence of 18-C-6. [M]0/[I]0 = 1000, [M]0 = 100 and 400 mM for the polymerization in DCM and DMF, respectively. b Semilogarithmic kinetic plot of polymerization of BLG-NCA in a biphasic system in the presence and absence of Hex-NH2 and CE. [M]0/[I]0 = 100, [I]0 = [CE]0 = 0.5 mM, DCM:water = 100:1 (w/w).
