Cationic tetranuclear macrocyclic CaCo<sub>3</sub> complexes as highly active catalysts for alternating copolymerization of propylene oxide and carbon dioxide
Haruki Nagae, Saki Matsushiro, Jun Okuda, Kazushi Mashima
Abstract
We found that a cationic hetero tetranuclear complex including a calcium and three cobalts exhibited high catalytic activity toward alternating copolymerization of propylene oxide (PO) and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ).
Topics & Concepts
Propylene oxideCationic polymerizationCopolymerCatalysisCarbon dioxideChemistryOxideCyclohexene oxidePolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryEthylene oxidePolymerCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis