Use of heterometallic alkali metal–magnesium aryloxides in ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters
Rafał Petrus, Tadeusz Lis, Adrian Kowaliński
Abstract
The alkali metal–magnesium aryloxides of the general formula [Mg 2 M′ 2 (OAr) 6 (THF) x ] (for M′ = Li, Na, K, and x = 0, 2, 4) were used to investigate the cooperativity effect of different metal sites on the ring-opening polymerization of l -lactide.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryCatalysisMethanolMagnesiumPolymerizationAlkali metalStoichiometrySalicylic acidPolymer chemistryMetalRing-opening polymerizationInorganic chemistryHydrolysisBenzaldehydeMedicinal chemistryOrganic chemistryNuclear chemistryPolymerBiochemistrybiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis