Issue 3, 2004
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Chemical Communications

Stereoselective ring-opening polymerization of racemic lactide using alkoxy-amino-bis(phenolate) group 3 metal complexes

Chen-Xin Cai,a   Abderramane Amgoune,a   Christian W. Lehmannb  and  Jean-François Carpentier*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Organométalliques et Catalyse, UMR 6509 CNRS-Université de Rennes 1, Institut de Chimie de Rennes, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France
E-mail: jean-francois.carpentier@univ-rennes1.fr

b Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Strukturchemie, 45466 Mülheim/Ruhr, Germany

Abstract

Polymerization of racemic lactide initated by alkyl- and amido-yttrium complexes of a non-chiral tetradentate alkoxy-amino-bis(phenolate) ligand proceeds rapidly, in a controlled manner, to give heterotactic-rich polylactic acid.

Graphical abstract: Stereoselective ring-opening polymerization of racemic lactide using alkoxy-amino-bis(phenolate) group 3 metal complexes

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B314030J
Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 Nov 2003
Accepted
25 Nov 2003
First published
08 Jan 2004

Chem. Commun., 2004, 330-331

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Stereoselective ring-opening polymerization of racemic lactide using alkoxy-amino-bis(phenolate) group 3 metal complexes

C. Cai, A. Amgoune, C. W. Lehmann and J. Carpentier, Chem. Commun., 2004, 330 DOI: 10.1039/B314030J

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