Theoretical insight into the redox-switchable activity of group 4 metal complexes for the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone
Xiaowei Xu, Gen Luo, Zhaomin Hou, Paula L. Diaconescu, Yi Luo
Abstract
DFT calculations indicate that the Lewis acidity of the catalytic metal center <bold>M</bold> (Ti, Zr, Hf) explains the redox-switchable activity observed for the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone by ferrocene derived metal complexes.
Topics & Concepts
FerrocenePolymerizationRedoxMetalRing-opening polymerizationCaprolactoneRing (chemistry)ChemistryPolymer chemistryCatalysisPhotochemistryOrganic chemistryElectrochemistryPhysical chemistryPolymerElectrodebiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis