A robust zirconium N-heterocyclic carbene complex for the living and highly stereoselective ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Feb 21;48(16):2213-5. doi: 10.1039/c2cc16819g. Epub 2012 Jan 17.

Abstract

A readily accessible and robust Zr-NHC complex was found to polymerize rac-lactide in a highly controlled, living and stereoselective manner to afford heterotactic PLA.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Coordination Complexes / chemistry*
  • Dioxanes / chemistry*
  • Methane / analogs & derivatives*
  • Methane / chemistry
  • Models, Molecular
  • Polymerization
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Zirconium / chemistry*

Substances

  • Coordination Complexes
  • Dioxanes
  • carbene
  • dilactide
  • Zirconium
  • Methane