Current topics in the fields of sustainability:

• Development of novel polymers based on renewable resources 
• Development of (bio-)degradable polymers with improved functionality
• Sustained organic synthesis in micro-fluidic systems

Further information about our research can be found on our website or in the publications listed below.

Direct asymmetric aldol reaction in continuous flow using gel-bound organocatalysts
C. J. Schmiegel, R. Baier, D. Kuckling
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2021, 2578-2586.

Polyester Resins based on Soybean Oil: Synthesis and Characterization
K. I. Aly, J. Sun, D. Kuckling, O. Younis
J. Polym. Res. 2020, 27, 286.

Synthesis of pH-cleavable poly(trimethylene carbonate)-based block copolymers via ROP and RAFT polymerization
J. Sun, S. Fransen, X. Yu, D. Kuckling
Polym. Chem. 2018, 9, 3287 – 3296.

Synthesis of hyperbranched polymers from vegetable oil based monomers obtained via the ozonolysis pathway
J. Sun, K. I. Aly, D. Kuckling
J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017, 55, 2104–2114.

A novel one-pot process for the preparation of linear and hyperbranched polycarbonates of various diols and triols using dimethyl carbonate
J. Sun, K. I. Aly, D. Kuckling
RSC Advances 2017, 12550-12560.