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Copolymerization of ε-Caprolactone and l-Lactide Catalyzed by Multinuclear Aluminum Complexes: An Immortal Approach

Li, Lei, Liu, Bo, Liu, Dongtao, Wu, Chunji, Li, Shihui, Liu, Bo, Cui, Dongmei·2014·Organometallics

Abstract

A series of aluminum complexes L a Al 2 Me 4 ( 1 ), L b 2 Al 4 Me 4 ( 2 ), and L c Al 2 Me 4 ( 3 ) have been prepared from the reaction of AlMe 3 with Salan- and Salen-type ligands (L a H 2 = [2-OH-3,5- t Bu 2 -C 6 H 2 CH 2 N(CH 3 )] 2 -( m -phenylene); L b H 4 = [2-OH-3,5- t Bu 2 -C 6 H 2 CH 2 NH] 2 -( m -phenylene); L c H 2 = [2-OH-3,5- t Bu 2 -C 6 H 2 CH═N] 2 -( m -phenylene)), respectively. All these complexes were characterized by NMR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and elemental analyses, with complexes 1 and 3 adopting binuclear structures, while complex 2 being tetranuclear. In the presence of alcohol, the binuclear complexes 1 and 3 catalyzed controlled ring-opening homopolymerizations of both ε-CL and l -LA. In the copolymerization experiments, complexes 1 and 2 produced tapered copolymers of ε-CL and l -LA, while complex 3 was able to provide ε-CL- co - l -LA with tendentially random structure indicated by the average lengths of the caproyl and lactidyl sequences ( L CL = 1.4; L LA = 2.6). Particularly, addition of excess alcohol into the catalytic system of complex 3 established the first “immortal” copolymerization of ε-CL/ l -LA, which accelerated the polymerization rates of both monomers and, thus, afforded random copolymers with predictable molecular weights and narrow molecular weight distributions.

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Authors
Li, L., Liu, B., Liu, D., Wu, C., Li, S., Liu, B., & Cui, D.
Affiliations
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
Corresponding author
  • Li, Shihui
  • Cui, Dongmei
Venue
Organometallics
Published
2014-10-23
Volume
33
Issue
22
Pages
6474-6480
ISSN
  • 0276-7333 (ISSN-L)
  • 1520-6041
OpenAlex
W2317739619
Cited by
70
References
55
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 15 · 2015: 6
FWCI
4.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Organometallics (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Natural Science Foundation of China (21104074, 21274143, 2136114037, 51321062)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Process Chemistry and Technology › Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
Keywords
ε-caprolactone, L-lactide, copolymerization, ring-opening polymerization, salan ligands, salen ligands, random copolymers, molecular weight distribution, polycaprolactone, polylactic acid

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