From atactic to isotactic CO/p-methylstyrene copolymer by proper modification of Pd(II) catalysts bearing achiral alpha-diimines

Barbara Binotti; Carla Carfagna; Cristiano Zuccaccia; Alceo Macchioni

doi:10.1039/b411214h

From atactic to isotactic CO/p-methylstyrene copolymer by proper modification of Pd(II) catalysts bearing achiral alpha-diimines

Chem Commun (Camb). 2005 Jan 7:(1):92-4. doi: 10.1039/b411214h. Epub 2004 Nov 29.

Authors

Barbara Binotti¹, Carla Carfagna, Cristiano Zuccaccia, Alceo Macchioni

Affiliation

¹ Istituto di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Urbino, Piazza Rinascimento, Urbino, 6 - 61029, Italy.

PMID: 15614383
DOI: 10.1039/b411214h

Abstract

Cationic Pd(II) complexes modified with achiral C(2v)-symmetric alpha-diimine ligands allow preparation of atactic or isotactic stereoblock CO/p-methylstyrene copolymers; both catalyst activity and polyketone microstructure depend on the choice of alpha-diimine substituents and counterion.