Highly active cobalt(II) and copper(II) complexes supported by aminomethylquinoline mediating stereoselective ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide

Jaegyeong Lee, Saira Nayab, Ameet Kumar, Dongil Kim, Hyewon Jung, Sang Ho Lee, Daeheum Cho, Hyosun Lee

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)317-321
Number of pages5
JournalBulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
Volume45
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2024

Keywords

  • aminomethylquinoline
  • cobalt-complex
  • copper-complex
  • heterotactic PLA
  • ring-opening polymerization

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