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@article{Bakewell:2013:10.1021/ic4016756,
author = {Bakewell, C and White, AJP and Long, NJ and Williams, CK},
doi = {10.1021/ic4016756},
journal = {Inorganic Chemistry},
pages = {12561--12567},
title = {8-quinolinolato gallium complexes: iso-selective initiators for rac-lactide polymerization},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic4016756},
volume = {52},
year = {2013}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - The synthesis and characterization of a series of 8-quinolinolato gallium complexes is presented, and the complexes are analogous to a series of aluminum complexes previously reported. The complexes have been shown to be active initiators for the ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide. High degrees of polymerization control are demonstrated, as exemplified by the linear evolution of molecular weight as the polymerization progresses, narrow polydispersity indices, and molecular weights corresponding to those predicted on the basis of initiator concentration. Some of the initiators show iso-selective polymerization of rac-lactide, with Pi = 0.70. The polymerization rates have been monitored, and the pseudo first-order rate constants are compared to those of analogous aluminum compounds. The 8-quinolinolato gallium initiators show rates approximately 3 times higher than those of the series of aluminum compounds, while maintaining equivalently high iso-selectivity (Pi = 0.70) and polymerization control.
AU - Bakewell,C
AU - White,AJP
AU - Long,NJ
AU - Williams,CK
DO - 10.1021/ic4016756
EP - 12567
PY - 2013///
SN - 1520-510X
SP - 12561
TI - 8-quinolinolato gallium complexes: iso-selective initiators for rac-lactide polymerization
T2 - Inorganic Chemistry
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic4016756
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/23442
VL - 52
ER -
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