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. 2016 Feb 21;28(6):1591–1606. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b04281

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Use of metal alkoxides (MORs) as initiators for the synthesis of polylactide (PLA) by ring-opening polymerization (ROP) via a coordination–insertion mechanism. M = metal; L = ligand; OR = hydroxyl-containing molecule.