Highly active aluminium catalysts for room temperature ring-opening polymerisation of rac-lactide
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Author(s)
Gesslbauer, Sami
Cheek, Helen
White, andrew
Romain, CRE
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
A new series of aluminium complexes bearing ‘catam’ ligands has been synthesised and fully characterised. They were found to exhibit high activity at room temperature for rac-lactide ring-opening polymerisation, a rather rare feature for aluminium-based catalysts.
Date Issued
2018-08-21
Date Acceptance
2018-05-14
Citation
Dalton Transactions, 2018, 31 (31)
ISSN
1477-9226
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Journal / Book Title
Dalton Transactions
Volume
31
Issue
31
Copyright Statement
© 2018 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Chemistry
CYCLIC ESTER POLYMERIZATIONS
EPSILON-CAPROLACTONE
TETRADENTATE LIGANDS
RACEMIC LACTIDE
COMPLEXES
INITIATORS
COPPER(II)
REACTIVITY
SYSTEM
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry
0302 Inorganic Chemistry
0399 Other Chemical Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2018-05-17