A switchable dimeric yttrium complex and its three catalytic states in ring opening polymerization
Shijie Deng, Paula L. Diaconescu
Abstract
A dimeric yttrium phenoxide complex can be oxidized in a stepwise fashion to access three oxidation states. The three states show different activity in the ring opening polymerization of cyclic esters and epoxides.
Topics & Concepts
YttriumPolymerizationRing (chemistry)CatalysisPolymer chemistryChemistryMaterials sciencePhotochemistryOrganic chemistryPolymerOxidebiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis