Abstract
Zinc complexes of {ONNN}-type sequential tetradentate monoanionic ligands reacted with diethylzinc to give the mononuclear ethylzinc complexes. The benzyloxy complexes were formed readily and were found to be highly active as well as living/immortal catalysts for ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactic acid with a clear isospecific inclination. Chiral gas chromatography analysis revealed a mild preference for a given lactide enantiomer by the chiral catalysts.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 11533-11536 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Chemistry - A European Journal |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 33 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 8 Aug 2016 |
Keywords
- enantioselectivity
- gas chromatography
- ligand design
- ring-opening polymerization
- zinc