Yttrium Phosphasalen Initiators for rac-Lactide Polymerization: Excellent Rates and High Iso-Selectivities
Yttrium Phosphasalen Initiators for rac-Lactide Polymerization: Excellent Rates and High Iso-Selectivities
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DOI:
10.1021/ja310003v
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发表时间:
2012-12-26
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15
通讯作者:
Williams, Charlotte K.
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作者:
Bakewell, Clare;Thi-Phuong-Anh Cao;Williams, Charlotte K.
Highly active yttrium phosphasalen initiators for the stereocontrolled ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide are reported. The initiators are coordinated by a new class of ancillary ligand: an iminophosphorane derivative of the popular "salen" ligand, termed "phosphasalen". Changing the phosphasalen structure enables access to high iso-selectivities (P-i = 0.84) or hetero-selectivities (P-s = 0.87). The initiators also show very high rates, excellent polymerization control, and tolerance to low loadings; furthermore, no chiral auxiliaries/ligands are needed for the stereocontrol. The combination of such high rates with high iso-selectivities is very unusual.