2025 - present

Matching Monomers to Metals: Quantified Linear Free Energy Relationships in Metal-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerizations

^{R. Thorogood, T. M. McGuire, C. K. Williams,}^{J. Am. Chem. Soc}^.²⁰²⁶^{,148 (33): 35484-35497}

Understanding Catalytic Synergy in Heterodinuclear Iron/s-Block Complexes for Epoxide/Anhydride Ring-Opening Copolymerization

^{F. Butler, K. H. S. Eisenhardt; N, Jannsen, T. M. McGuire, E. Kokin, M. L. Neidig, C. K. Williams}^{ACS Catal.}²⁰²⁶^{, 16 (15): 14586–14598}

Understanding low-pressure CO₂ insertion chemistry in epoxide–CO₂ copolymerization catalysis

^{R. Thorogood, K. H. S. Eisenhardt, M. L. Smith, C. K. Williams,}^{Nat. Chem.}²⁰²⁶^{, 10.1038/s41557-026-02098-6}

Function Meets Circularity: Metal–Ionomer Cross-Links Toughen and Recycle CO₂-Derived Polymers

^{K. C. Poon, T. M. McGuire, C. Gao, G. S. Sulley and C. K. Williams,}^{Macromolecules}²⁰²⁶^{, 59, 6, 3649–3659}

Graph-Based Machine Learning Identifies Oxygenated Block Polymer Replacements for Conventional Plastics and Elastics

^{S. Molaei, K. C. Poon, C. Gao, K. H. S. Eisenhardt, M. Concilio, G. S. Sulley, D. Kohan Marzagão, G. L. Gregory, D. A. Clifton, C. R. Siviour, C. K. Williams,}^{J. Am. Chem. Soc}^.²⁰²⁶^{, 148, 10, 10934–10944}

Commercial Group III–V Metal Alkoxide Catalysts for Selective Epoxide and Anhydride Ring Opening Copolymerization Delivering Poly(ester-alt-ethers)

^{R. W. F. Kerry, A. R. Craze and C. K. Williams,}^{ACS Catal.}²⁰²⁶^{, 16, 6, 5673–5681}

Better Material Properties and Faster Catalyzed Chemical Recycling for Poly(L-Lactide) Using a Simple Commercial Glycerol Ethoxylate Additive

^{M. L. Smith, T. M. McGuire, K. C. Poon, A. R. Craze, and C. K. Williams,}^{Chem. Eur. J.}²⁰²⁶^{, e00008}

Controlled Polymerization Catalysis for the Synthesis of Degradable Amphiphilic Polycarbonates from CO₂

^{D. A. Resendiz-Lara, T. Habets, S. P. Armes, C. K. Williams,}^{J. Am. Chem. Soc.}²⁰²⁶^{, 148, 7, 7426–7439}

Quantifying the Influences of Epoxide Binding in Epoxide/CO₂ Ring Opening Copolymerization Catalysis

^{K. H. S. Eisenhardt, F. Fiorentini, J. E. L. Payong, U. L. Petri, A. Buchard, J. Yang, C. K. Williams,}^{J. Am. Chem. Soc}^.²⁰²⁶^{, 148, 7, 6826–6839}

Effects of Molecular Weight Distribution on the Thermal–Mechanical Performance and Recycling of CO₂-Derived Poly(cyclopentene carbonate)

^{B. Striker, A. R. Craze, K. C. Poon, T. M. McGuire, K. L. Mears, C. K. Williams,}^{Macromolecules}²⁰²⁶^{, 59, 2, 793–801}

Hydrolytic degradation of amorphous PLA: Effect of mechanical loads

^{H. Chen, Z. Pan, G. S. Sulley, C. K. Williams, L. Brassart,}^{Polym. Deg. Stab}^.²⁰²⁶^{, 243, 111751}

Pressure-sensitive adhesives from polyester pentablock copolymers

^{C. Gao, K C. Poon, C. K. Williams,}^{Polym. Chem}^.²⁰²⁶^{, 17, 21-26}

Structural and reactivity investigations using organo-copper(i) and zinc(ii) complexes with hydrogen and carbon dioxide

^{B. E. Cowie, A. Phanopoulos, M. S. P. Shaffer, C. K. Williams,}^{Chem. Sci}^.,²⁰²⁶^{,17, 564-578}

Chemical Recycling of Polyesters and Polycarbonates: Why Is Zinc(II) Such an Effective Depolymerization Catalyst?

^{T. M. McGuire, A. Buchard, C. K. Williams,}^{Journal of the American Chemical Society}²⁰²⁵^{, 147, 43077 - 43085}

Block CO₂–Polycarbonates: Tunable Chain Extension with Zn(II) Carboxylates

^{K. C. Poon, G. Chang, D. A. Resendiz-Lara, M. Drelingas, C. K. Williams,}^{ACS Macro Letters}²⁰²⁵^{, 14, 1755 - 1761}

(AB)_n Star Block Polymers Derived from CO₂: Influence of Architecture and Postpolymerization Modification

^{G. S. Sulley, K. C. Poon, G. L. Gregory, C. K. Williams,}^{Macromolecules}²⁰²⁵^{, 58, 11291 - 11301}

General, Quantified Structure-Performance Correlations for Synergistic Heteronuclear Electro-, Polymerization, and Asymmetric Catalysts

^{K. H. S. Eisenhardt, F. Fiorentini, F. Butler, R. Thorogood, C. K. Williams,}^{ACS Catal.}²⁰²⁵^{, 15, 15, 12959 - 12983}

Toughened Commercial Poly(L-Lactide) (PLLA) Using Degradable and Recyclable Poly(Ester-alt-Ether)-b-PLLA

^{A. R. Craze, R. W. F. Kerr, T. M. McGuire, L. Wille, C. K. Williams,}^{Green Chem}^2025,^{27, 9495 - 9511}

Heterodinuclear Co(III)Na(I) Catalysts for the Ring-Opening Copolymerization of Propene Oxide and Carbon Dioxide

^{F. Butler, F. Fiorentini, K. H. S. Eisenhardt, C. K. Williams,}^{Macromolecules}²⁰²⁵^{, 58, 14, 7150 - 7160}

The Science of Polymer Chemical Recycling Catalysis: Uncovering Kinetic and Thermodynamic Linear Free Energy Relationships

^{T. M. McGuire, D. Ning, A. Buchard, C. K. Williams,}^{J. Am. Chem. Soc.}²⁰²⁵^{, 147, 26, 22734 - 22746}

Recyclable Li-Metal Battery Electrolytes via In Situ Cyclic Carbonate Polymerization

^{H. Gao, V. Riesgo-Gonzalez, J. R. Runge, K. Yiamsawat, D. Spencer-Jolly, T. M. McGuire, G. J. Rees, X. Gao, B. Hu, S. Zhang, L. Wang, P. G. Bruce, G. L. Gregory, C. K. Williams,}^{Adv. Sci.}²⁰²⁵^{, e04206}

High-Performance Recyclable Polyester Elastomers Through Transient Strain-Stiffening

^{C. Gao, K. C. Poon, M. Concilio, T. Zinn, G. L. Gregory, C. K. Williams,}^{Adv. Mater.}²⁰²⁵^{, 2416674}

Using Differential Scanning Calorimetry to Accelerate Polymerization Catalysis: A Toolkit for Miniaturized and Automated Kinetics Measurements

^{T. M. McGuire, D. Ning, C. K. Williams,}^{ACS Catal.}²⁰²⁵^{, 15, 6760–6771}

Structure-Activity Relationships for s-Block Metal/Co(III) Heterodinuclear Catalysts in Cyclohexene Oxide Ring-Opening Copolymerizations

^{F. Butler, F. Fiorentini, K. H. S. Eisenhardt, C. K. Williams,}^{Angew. Chem. Int. Ed}^.²⁰²⁵^{, 64, e20242249}

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