The majority of polyesters and polycarbonates are traditionally synthesized through conventional metal-based catalysis. Although effective, due to environmental concerns, their substitution for other more environmentally friendly alternatives has received increasing interest during the last decades. The search for catalytic systems that also allow milder reaction conditions has been intensified, owing to 30the unwanted side reactions, for example, backbone scissoring, that the metal-based catalysts may cause [1]. In this context, enzymes are anticipated as suitable alternatives [2,3,4,5,6,7,-8].
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