Abstract
New dichloro zinc(II) complex ligated by the homochiral bidentate ligand S-1-phenyl-N-(S-pyrrolidin-2-ylmethyl)ethanamine (PPMA) was synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography. The geometry of the (PPMA)ZnCl 2 is a distorted tetrahedron comprising of zinc metal as a center linked with two N atoms of the PPMA in a bidentate coordination mode along with two chloro ligands. The catalytic capacity of the complex was evaluated in ring opening polymerization (ROP) of rac-lactide. The active catalyst species was generated in situ by treating MeLi to complex (PPMA)ZnCl2. The dimethyl derivative of the (PPMA)ZnCl2 showed highly activity in ROP of rac-lactide and gave preference to heterotactic polylactide.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 405-409 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Polyhedron |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Feb 2011 |
Keywords
- Heterotacticity
- Polylactide
- Ring opening polymerization
- S-1-phenyl-N-(S-pyrrolidin-2-ylmethyl)ethanamine
- Zinc complex