Sonja Herres-Pawlis

Prof. Sonja Herres-Pawlis


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Academic Career Length

23Years (2004-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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2 January 2009 in Journal of the American Chemical Society
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SHSonja Herres-Pawlis
Sonja Herres-Pawlis
PVPratik Verma
Pratik Verma
RHRoxana Haase
Roxana Haase
PKPeng Kang
Peng Kang
CLChristopher T. Lyons
Christopher T. Lyons
TST. Daniel P. Stack
T. Daniel P. Stack

12 February 2009 in Chemistry – A European Journal
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JBJanna Börner
Janna Börner
UFUlrich Flörke
Ulrich Flörke
KHKlaus Huber
Klaus Huber
ADArtjom Döring
Artjom Döring
DKDirk Kuckling
Dirk Kuckling
SHSonja Herres-Pawlis
Sonja Herres-Pawlis

22 April 2013 in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
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AHAlexander Hoffmann
Alexander Hoffmann
CCCooper Citek
Cooper Citek
SBStephan Binder
Stephan Binder
AGArne Goos
Arne Goos
MRMichael Rübhausen
Michael Rübhausen
SHSonja Herres-Pawlis
Sonja Herres-Pawlis

31 July 2015 in Accounts of Chemical Research
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CCCooper Citek
Cooper Citek
SHSonja Herres-Pawlis
Sonja Herres-Pawlis
TST. Daniel P. Stack
T. Daniel P. Stack

18 January 2012 in European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
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IVInes dos Santos Vieira
Ines dos Santos Vieira
SHSonja Herres-Pawlis
Sonja Herres-Pawlis

20 September 2020 in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
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AHAlina Hermann
Alina Hermann
SHStephen Hill
Stephen Hill
AMAngela Metz
Angela Metz
JHJoshua Heck
Joshua Heck
AHAlexander Hoffmann
Alexander Hoffmann
SHSonja Herres-Pawlis
Sonja Herres-Pawlis
Polylactide and polycaprolactone are both biodegradable polymers produced through metal‐catalyzed ring‐opening polymerization. For a truly sustainable lifecycle of these polymers it is essential to replace the industrially used cytotoxic catalyst tin(II) bis(2‐ethylhexanoate) [Sn(Oct)2] with non‐toxic alternatives. Here, we report the fastest known robust catalyst in the polymerization of lactide and ϵ‐caprolactone. This zinc guanidine catalyst can polymerize non‐purified technical rac‐lactide and ϵ‐caprolactone in the melt at different [M]/[I] ratios with fast rate constants, high molar masses, and high yields in a short time, leading to colorless, transparent polymer. Moreover, we report that polylactide and polycaprolactone produced by zinc‐guanidine complexes have favorably high crystallinities. In fact, the obtained polylactide shows a more robust degradation profile than its Sn(Oct)2‐catalysed equivalent due to a higher degree of crystallinity.