Issue 11, 2008

Highly active and stereoselective zirconium and hafnium alkoxide initiators for solvent-free ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide

Abstract

Under solvent-free conditions (at 130 °C), zirconium and hafnium amine tris(phenolate) alkoxides are extremely active, well-controlled, single-site initiators for the ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide, yielding highly heterotactic polylactide.

Graphical abstract: Highly active and stereoselective zirconium and hafnium alkoxide initiators for solvent-free ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide

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Article type
Communication
Submitted
03 Dec 2007
Accepted
23 Jan 2008
First published
15 Feb 2008

Chem. Commun., 2008, 1293-1295

Highly active and stereoselective zirconium and hafnium alkoxide initiators for solvent-free ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide

A. J. Chmura, M. G. Davidson, C. J. Frankis, M. D. Jones and M. D. Lunn, Chem. Commun., 2008, 1293 DOI: 10.1039/B718678A

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