2010 - 2014

Di-Magnesium and Zinc Catalysts for the Copolymerization of Phthalic Anhydride and Cyclohexene Oxide

P.K. Saini, C. Romain, Y. Zhu and C.K. Williams, Polym. Chem., 2014, 5, 6068

Dinuclear Metal Catalysts: Improved Performance of Heterodinuclear Mixed Catalysts for CO₂-Epoxide Copolymerization

P.K. Saini, C. Romain and C.K. Williams, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 4164

Chemoselective Polymerization Control: From Mixed-Monomer Feedstock to Copolymers

C. Romain and C.K. Williams, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 53, 1607

Bacterial Cellulose Nanopaper as Reinforcement for Polylactide Composites: Renewable Thermoplastic Nanopapreg

T. Montrikittiphant, M. Tang, K.Y. Lee, C.K. Williams and A. Bismarck, Macromol. Rapid Commun., 2014, 35, 1640

Mononuclear Phenolate Diamine Zinc Hydride Complexes and Their Reactions with CO₂

N.J. Brown, J.E. Harris, X. Yin, I. Silverwood, A.J.P. White, S.G. Kazarian, K. Hellgardt, M.S.P. Shaffer and C.K. Williams, Organometallics, 2014, 33, 1112

Metal-Size Influence in Iso-Selective Lactide Polymerization

C. Bakewell, A.J.P. White, N.J. Long and C.K. Williams, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2014, 9226

An Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared (Atr Ft-Ir) Spectroscopic Study of Gas Adsorption on Colloidal Stearate-Capped Zno Catalyst Substrate

I.P. Silverwood, C.W. Keyworth, N.J. Brown, M.S.P. Shaffer, C.K. Williams, K. Hellgardt, G.H. Kelsall and S.G. Kazarian, Appl. Spectrosc., 2014, 68, 88

Porous Copolymers of ε-Caprolactone as Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering

M. Tang, M. Purcell, J. A. M. Steele, K. Y. Lee, S. McCullen, K. M. Shakesheff, A. Bismarck, M. M. Stevens, S. M. Howdle and C. K. Williams, Macromolecules, 2013, 46, 8136

Yttrium Phosphasalen Initiators for Rac-Lactide Polymerization

C. Bakewell, C. Thi-Phuong-Anh, X. F. Le Goff, N. J. Long, A. Auffrant and C. K. Williams, Organometallics, 2013, 32, 1475

Pyrroloindacenodithiophene Polymers: The Effect of Molecular Structure on OFET Performance

J. E. Donaghey, E. H. Sohn, R. S. Ashraf, T. D. Anthopoulos, S. E. Watkins, K. Song, C. K. Williams and I. McCulloch, Polym. Chem., 2013, 4, 3537

Phosphinate Stabilised ZnO and Cu Colloidal Nanocatalysts for CO₂ Hydrogenation to Methanol

N. J. Brown, J. Weiner, K. Hellgardt, M. S. P. Shaffer, and C. K. Williams, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 11074

8-Quinolinolato Gallium Complexes: Iso-Selective Initiators for Rac-Lactide Polymerization

C. Bakewell, A. J. P. White, N. J. Long, and C. K. Williams, Inorg. Chem., 2013, 52, 12561

Organometallic Route to Surface-Modified ZnO Nanoparticles Suitable for in Situ Nanocomposite Synthesis: Bound Carboxylate Stoichiometry Controls Particle Size or Surface Coverage

K. L. Orchard, M. S. P. Shaffer, and C. K. Williams, Chem. Mater., 2012, 24, 2443

Carbohydrate Derived Copoly(Lactide) as the Compatibilizer for Bacterial Cellulose Reinforced Polylactide Nanocomposites

K. Y. Lee, M. Tang, C. K. Williams and A. Bismarck, Compos. Sci. Tech., 2012, 72, 1646

Efficient Magnesium Catalysts for the Copolymerization of Epoxides and CO₂; Using Water to Synthesize Polycarbonate Polyols

M. R. Kember and C. K. Williams, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 15676

Di-Cobalt(II) Catalysts for the Copolymerisation of CO₂ and Cyclohexene Oxide: Support for a Dinuclear Mechanism?

M. R. Kember, F. Jutz, A. Buchard, A. J. P. White, and C. K. Williams, Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 1245

Triblock Copolymers from Lactide and Telechelic Poly(Cyclohexene Carbonate)

M. R. Kember, J. Copley, A. Buchard and C. K. Williams, Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 1196

Phosphasalen Yttrium Complexes: Highly Active and Stereoselective Initiators for Lactide Polymerization

T. P. A. Cao, A. Buchard, X. F. Le Goff, A. Auffrant and C. K. Williams, Inorg. Chem., 2012, 51, 2157

Experimental and Computational Investigation of the Mechanism of Carbon Dioxide/Cyclohexene Oxide Copolymerization Using a Dizinc Catalyst

A. Buchard, F. Jutz, M. R. Kember, A. J. P. White, H. S. Rzepa, and C. K. Williams, Macromolecules, 2012, 45, 6781

Bis(8-Quinolinolato)Aluminum Ethyl Complexes: Iso-Selective Initiators for Rac-Lactide Polymerization

C. Bakewell, R. H. Platel, S. K. Cary, S. M. Hubbard, J. M. Roaf, A.C. Levine, A. J. P. White, N. J. Long, M. Haaf, and C. K. Williams, Organometallics, 2012, 31, 4729

Yttrium Phosphasalen Initiators for Rac-Lactide Polymerization: Excellent Rates and High Iso-Selectivities

C. Bakewell, T. P. A. Cao, N. Long, X. F. Le Goff, A. Auffrant and C.K. Williams, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 20577

Bis(Phosphinic)Diamido Yttrium Amide, Alkoxide, and Aryloxide Complexes: An Evaluation of Lactide Ring-Opening Polymerization Initiator Efficiency

R. H. Platel, A. J. P. White and C. K. Williams, Inorg. Chem., 2011, 50, 7718

Solvent Dependence of the Structure of Ethylzinc Acetate and Its Application in Co(2)/Epoxide Copolymerization

K. L. Orchard, J. E. Harris, A. J. P. White, M. S. P. Shaffer and C. K. Williams, Organometallics, 2011, 30, 2223

The Tuning of the Energy Levels of Dibenzosilole Copolymers and Applications in Organic Electronics

C. W. Keyworth, K. L. Chan, J. G. Labram, T. D. Anthopoulos, S. E. Watkins, M. McKiernan, A. J. P. White, A. B. Holmes and C. K. Williams, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 11800

Catalysts for Co2/Epoxide Copolymerisation

M. R. Kember, A. Buchard and C. K. Williams, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 141

Mechanistic Investigation and Reaction Kinetics of the Low-Pressure Copolymerization of Cyclohexene Oxide and Carbon Dioxide Catalyzed by a Dizinc Complex

F. Jutz, A. Buchard, M. R. Kember, S. B. Fredrickson and C. K. Williams, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011,133,17395

Polylactides with Aldaric Ester End Groups or Chain Extending Groups

A. Haider and C. K. Williams, CRC, 2011, 14, 736

Pyrroloindacenodithiophene Containing Polymers for Organic Field Effect Transistors and Organic Photovoltaics

J. E. Donaghey, R. S. Ashraf, Y. Kim, Z. G. Huang, C. B. Nielsen, W. Zhang, B. Schroeder, C. R. G. Grenier, C. T. Brown, P. D'Angelo, J. Smith, S. Watkins, K. Song, T. D. Anthopoulos, J. R. Durrant, C. K. Williams and I. MuCulloch, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 18744

A Bimetallic Iron(Iii) Catalyst for Co2/Epoxide Coupling

A. Buchard, M. R. Kember, K. G. Sandeman and C. K. Williams, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 212

Recent Developments in Catalytic Activation of Renewable Resources for Polymer Synthesis

C. Bakewell, J. Weiner, A. Buchard and C. K. Williams, Topics in Organometallic Chemistry, Special Issue of Green Chemistry, 2011, 39, 175

Tailoring Polylactide Degradation: Copolymerization of a Carbohydrate Lactone and S,S-Lactide

M. Tang, Y. X. Dong, M. M. Stevens and C. K. Williams, Macromolecules, 2010, 43, 7556

An Overview of CO2 Capture Technologies

N. MacDowell, N. Florin, A. Buchard, J. Hallett, A. Galindo, G. Jackson, C. S. Adjiman, C. K. Williams, N. Shah and P. Fennell, Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, 3, 1645

Highly Active Di- and Trimetallic Cobalt Catalysts for the Copolymerization of CHO and Co2 at Atmospheric Pressure

M. R. Kember, A. J. P. White and C. K. Williams, Macromolecules, 2010, 43, 2291

Charge Recombination and Exciton Annihilation Reactions in Conjugated Polymer Blends

I. A. Howard, J. M. Hodgkiss, X. Zhang, K. R. Kirov, H. A. Bronstein, C. K. Williams, R. H. Friend, S. Westenhoff and N. C. Greenham, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010, 132, 328

Iminophosphorane Neodymium(Iii) Complexes as Efficient Initiators for Lactide Polymerization

A. Buchard, R. H. Platel, A. Auffrant, X. F. Le Goff, P. Le Floch and C. K. Williams, Organometallics, 2010, 29, 2892

Pressure-Induced Delocalization of Photoexcited States in a Semiconducting Polymer

S. Albert-Seifried, J. M. Hodgkiss, F. Laquai, H. A. Bronstein, C. K. Williams and R. H. Friend, Phys. Rev. Lett., 2010, 105, 195501