| Literature DB >> 23231748 |
Clare Bakewell1, Thi-Phuong-Anh Cao, Nicholas Long, Xavier F Le Goff, Audrey Auffrant, Charlotte K Williams.
Abstract
Highly active yttrium phosphasalen initiators for the stereocontrolled ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide are reported. The initiators are coordinated by a new class of ancillary ligand: an iminophosphorane derivative of the popular "salen" ligand, termed "phosphasalen". Changing the phosphasalen structure enables access to high iso-selectivities (P(i) = 0.84) or hetero-selectivities (P(s) = 0.87). The initiators also show very high rates, excellent polymerization control, and tolerance to low loadings; furthermore, no chiral auxiliaries/ligands are needed for the stereocontrol. The combination of such high rates with high iso-selectivities is very unusual.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23231748 DOI: 10.1021/ja310003v
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Chem Soc ISSN: 0002-7863 Impact factor: 15.419