Chiral salenCo(<scp>iii</scp>) complexes with bulky substituents as catalysts for stereoselective alternating copolymerization of racemic propylene oxide with carbon dioxide and succinic anhydride
Zhou Wang, Ying Mu
Abstract
Stereoregular poly(propylene carbonate)s and poly(propylene succinate-<italic>block</italic>-carbonate)s were synthesized with new chiral salenCo(<sc>iii</sc>) catalysts carrying bulky substituents.
Topics & Concepts
Propylene oxideSuccinic anhydridePropylene carbonateStereoselectivityCatalysisChemistryCopolymerCarbon dioxidePolymer chemistryOxideCarbonateOrganic chemistryEthylene oxidePolymerPhysical chemistryElectrochemistryElectrodeCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis