Sodium complexes bearing cavity-like conformations: a highly active and well-controlled catalytic system for macrolactone homo- and copolymerization
Xinya Wang, Xiaohua Wang, Nuo Zhen, Jin Gu, Hao Zhang, Bo Dong, Feng Wang, Heng Liu
Abstract
Sodium complexes displaying cavity-like conformations and, therefore, suppressed transesterification during the ring-opening polymerization of pentadecalactone are disclosed herein.
Topics & Concepts
CopolymerPolymerizationChemistryCatalysisRing (chemistry)Ring-opening polymerizationPolymer chemistrySodiumTransesterificationCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryPolymerbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications