Chemical Recycling of Poly(Cyclohexene Carbonate) Using a Di-Mg(II) Catalyst
F. N. Singer, A. C. Deacy, T. M. McGuire, C. K. Williams, and A. Buchard, Angew. Chem., 2022, Accepted Article
Zr(IV) Catalyst for the Ring-Opening Copolymerization of Anhydrides (A) with Epoxides (B), Oxetane (B), and Tetrahydrofurans (C) to Make ABB- and/or ABC-Poly(ester-alt-ethers)
R. W. F. Kerr and C. K. Williams, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, ASAP Article
Exploiting Sodium Coordination in Alternating Monomer Sequences to Toughen Degradable Block Polyester Thermoplastic Elastomers
G. L Gregory and C. K. Williams, Macromolecules, 2022, ASAP Article
Heterodinuclear Mg(II)M(II) (M = Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu and Zn)Complexes for the Ring Opening Copolymerization of CarbonDioxide/Epoxide and anhydride/Epoxide
N. V. Reis, A. C. Deacy, G. Rosetto, C. B. Durr, and C. K. Williams, Chem. Eur. J., 2022, e202104198
Heterotrinuclear Ring Opening Copolymerization Catalysis: Structure–activity Relationships
A. Plajer and C. K. Williams, ACS Catal., 2021, 11, 14819–14828
Chemically recyclable polyacetals to deliver useful thermoplastics
F. Vidal and C. K. Williams, Chem, 2021, 7, 2857-2859
Catalytic Synergy Using Al(III) and Group 1 Metals to Accelerate Epoxide and Anhydride Ring-Opening Copolymerizations
W. T. Diment, G. L. Gregory, A. Buchard, R. W. F. Kerr, A. Phanopoulos, and C. K. Williams, ACS Catal., 2021, 11,
Mg(ii) heterodinuclear catalysts delivering carbon dioxide derived multi-block polymers
G. Rosetto, A. C. Deacy, and C. K. Williams, Chem. Sci., 2021, 12, 12315-12325
Part of 2021 Chemical Science HOT Article Collection
Sequence Control from Mixtures: Switchable Polymerization Catalysis and Future Materials Applications
A. C. Deacy, G. L. Gregory, G. S. Sulley, T. T. D. Chen and C. K. Williams, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143,
Heterodinuclear Zn(II), Mg(II) or Co(III) with Na(I) Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide and Cyclohexene Oxide Ring Opening Copolymerizations
W. Lindeboom, D. A. X. Fraser, C. B. Durr, and C. K. Williams, Chem. Eur. J., 2021, 27, 12224–12231
Very Important Paper based on referees suggestion
Heterocycle/Switchable Polymerization Catalysis Using a Tin(II) Catalyst and Commercial Monomers to Toughen Poly(L-lactide)
N. Yuntawattana, G. L. Gregory, L. P. Carrodeguas and C. K. Williams, ACS Macro Lett., 2021, 10, 774 - 779
Heterocycle/Heteroallene Ring Opening Copolymerization: Selective Catalysis Delivering Alternating Copolymers
A. J. Plajer and C. K. Williams, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021
Heterotrimetallic Carbon Dioxide Copolymerization and Switchable Catalysts: Sodium is the Key to High Activity and Unusual Selectivity
A. J. Plajer and C. K. Williams, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 2-10
Hot Paper
Direct Organometallic Synthesis of Carboxylate Intercalated Layered Zinc Hydroxides for Fully Exfoliated Functional Nanosheets
S. A. Said, C. S. Roberts, J. K. Lee, M. S. P. Shaffer, and C. K. Williams, Adv. Funct. Mater, 2021, 2102631
Front piece: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adfm.202170218
Heterodinuclear catalysts Zn(II)/M and Mg(II)/M, where M = Na(I), Ca(II) or Cd(II), for phthalic anhydride/cyclohexene oxide ring opening copolymerisation
A. C. Deacy, C. B. Durr, R. W. F. Kerr, and C. K. Williams, Cat. Sci. Tech., 2021, 11, 3109-3118
High-performance plastic made from renewable oils is chemically recyclable by design
C. K. Williams and G. L. Gregory, Nature, 2021, 590, 391-392
Ultrarapid Cerium(III)–NHC Catalysts for High Molar Mass Cyclic Polylactide
R. W. F. Kerr, P. M. D. A. Ewing, S. K. Raman, A. D. Smith, C. K. Williams and P. L. Arnold, ACS. Catal., 2021, 11, 1563-1569
Ortho-vanillin derived Al(III) and Co(III) catalyst systems for switchable catalysis using ε-decalactone, phthalic anhydride and cyclohexene oxide
W. T. Diment, T. Stosser, R. W. F. Kerr, A. Phanopoulos, C. B. Durr, and C. K. Williams, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2021, 11, 1737 - 1745
2020 Roadmap on solid-state batteries
M. Pasta, D. Armstrong, Z. L. Brown, J. Bu, M. R. Castell, P. Chen, A. Cocks, S. A. Corr, E. J. Cussen, E. Danbrough, V. Deshpande, C. Doerrer, M. S. Dyer, H. El-Shinawi, N. Fleck, P. Grant, G. L. Gregory, C. Grovenor, L. J. Hardwick, J. T. S. Irvine, H. J. Lee, G. Li, E. Liberti, I. McClelland, C. Monroe, P. D. Nellist, P. R. Shearing, E. Shoko, W. Song, D. S. Jolly, C. I. Thomas, S. J. Turrell, M. Vestli, C. K. Williams, Y. Zhou and P. G. Bruce, J. Phys. Energy, 2020, 2, 032008
High elasticity, chemically recyclable, thermoplastics from bio-based monomers: carbon dioxide, limonene oxide and ε-decalactone
L. P. Carrodeguas, T. T. D. Chen, G. L. Gregory, G. S. Sulley, and C. K. Williams, Green Chem., 2020, 22, 8298 - 8307
2020 Hot Green Chemistry Article
Co(III)/Alkali-Metal(I) Heterodinuclear Catalysts for the Ring-Opening Copolymerization of CO2 and Propylene Oxide
A. C. Deacy, E. Moreby, A. Phanopoulos, and C. K. Williams, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020 , 142, 45, 19150 - 19160
Indium phosphasalen catalysts showing high isoselectivity and activity in racemic lactide and lactone ring opening polymerizations
N. Yuntawattana, T. M. McGuire, C. B. Durr, A. Buchard, and C. K. Williams, Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, 10, 7226 - 7239
Bio‐derived and degradable block polyester pressure‐sensitive adhesives
T. T. D. Chen, L. P. Carrodeguas, G. S. Sulley, G. L. Gregory, and C. K. Williams, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 50, 1-7
Cu/M:ZnO (M = Mg, Al, Cu) colloidal nanocatalysts for the solution hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to methanol
A. H. M. Leung, A. Garcia-Trenco, A. Phanopoulos, A. Regoutz, > E. Schuster, S. D. Pike, M. S. P. Shaffer, and C. K. Williams, J. Mater. Chem. A , 2020, 8, 11282-11291
Triblock polyester thermoplastic elastomers with semi-aromatic polymer end blocks by ring-opening copolymerization
G. L. Gregory, G. S. Sulley, L. Peña Carrodeguas, T. T. D. Chen, A. Santmarti, N. J. Terrill, K. Lee, and C. K. Williams, Chem. Sci. , 2020, 10, 6567 - 6581
Understanding metal synergy in heterodinuclear catalysts for the copolymerization of CO2 and epoxides
A.C. Deacy, A. F. R. Kilpatrick, A. Regoutz, and C. K. Williams, Nat. Chem. , 2020, 12,
Switchable Catalysis Improves the Properties of CO2-Derived Polymers: Poly(cyclohexene carbonate-b-ε-decalactone-b-cyclohexene carbonate) Adhesives, Elastomers, and Toughened Plastics
G. S. Sulley, G. L. Gregory, Thomas T. D. Chen, L. P. Carrodeguas, G. Trott, A. Santmarti, K. Lee, N. J. Terrill, and C. K. Williams, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 2020, 142, 9
Ti(IV)–Tris(phenolate) Catalyst Systems for the Ring-Opening Copolymerization of Cyclohexene Oxide and Carbon Dioxide
S. K. Raman, A. C. Deacy, L. P. Carrodeguas, N. V. Reis, R. W. F. Kerr, A. Phanopoulos, S. Morton, M. G. Davidson and C. K. Williams, Organometallics, 2020, 39, 1619-1627
Metal Complexes for Catalytic Polymerizations
C. K. Williams and K. Nozaki, Inorg. Chem., 2020, 59, 2
Heterodinuclear complexes featuring Zn(II) and M = Al(III), Ga(III) or In(III) for cyclohexene oxide and CO2 copolymerisation
A. C. Deacy, C. Durr, and C. K. Williams, Dalton Trans., 2020,49, 223-231