Metastable CO2/diene-based lactones, which were prepared by the palladium-catalyzed telomerization of CO2 and dienes, easily undergo aerobic radical homo-polymerization to give novel CO2-rich polymers. This two-step reaction set-up expands the potential applications of CO2-based copolymers by adding innovative compositions, structures, and properties.
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