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Phosphasalen Indium Complexes Showing High Rates and Isoselectivities in rac-Lactide Polymerizations.


ABSTRACT: Polylactide (PLA) is the leading bioderived polymer produced commercially by the metal-catalyzed ring-opening polymerization of lactide. Control over tacticity to produce stereoblock PLA, from rac-lactide improves thermal properties but is an outstanding challenge. Here, phosphasalen indium catalysts feature high rates (30±3 m-1  min-1 , THF, 298 K), high control, low loadings (0.2 mol %), and isoselectivity (Pi =0.92, THF, 258 K). Furthermore, the phosphasalen indium catalysts do not require any chiral additives.

SUBMITTER: Myers D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5434947 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Phosphasalen Indium Complexes Showing High Rates and Isoselectivities in rac-Lactide Polymerizations.

Myers Dominic D   White Andrew J P AJP   Forsyth Craig M CM   Bown Mark M   Williams Charlotte K CK  

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20170405 19


Polylactide (PLA) is the leading bioderived polymer produced commercially by the metal-catalyzed ring-opening polymerization of lactide. Control over tacticity to produce stereoblock PLA, from rac-lactide improves thermal properties but is an outstanding challenge. Here, phosphasalen indium catalysts feature high rates (30±3 m<sup>-1</sup>  min<sup>-1</sup> , THF, 298 K), high control, low loadings (0.2 mol %), and isoselectivity (P<sub>i</sub> =0.92, THF, 258 K). Furthermore, the phosphasalen i  ...[more]

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