Abstract
Cobalt(II) and copper(II) complexes supported by 4-(quinolin-2-ylmethyl)morpholine (L) were characterized, and their reactivity toward the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of rac-lactide (rac-LA) was studied. The use of [LMCl2]/LiOiPr and [LMCl2]/LiMe (M = Co, Cu) resulted in over 95% conversion within 10 min at 25 °C. The effect of the initiating group and geometry of the metal complexes steered the heterotactic enchainment of the resultant polylactide(PLA). The Co(II)/LiMe system represents the first example of the ROP of rac-LA with high heterotactic enchainment (Pr = 0.92) with 98% conversion at 0 °C.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 317-321 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society |
Volume | 45 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2024 |
Keywords
- aminomethylquinoline
- cobalt-complex
- copper-complex
- heterotactic PLA
- ring-opening polymerization