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@article{Saini:2014:10.1039/c4py00748d,
author = {Saini, PK and Romain, C and Zhu, Y and Williams, CK},
doi = {10.1039/c4py00748d},
journal = {Polymer Chemistry},
pages = {6068--6075},
title = {Di-magnesium and zinc catalysts for the copolymerization of phthalic anhydride and cyclohexene oxide},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4py00748d},
volume = {5},
year = {2014}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - Two new homogeneous dinuclear catalysts for the ring-opening copolymerization of phthalic anhydride (PA)/cyclohexene oxide (CHO) and the terpolymerization of phthalic anhydride (PA)/cyclohexene oxide (CHO)/carbon dioxide (CO2) are reported. The catalysts are a di-magnesium (1) and a di-zinc complex (2), both are coordinated by the same macrocyclic ancillary ligand. Both catalysts show good polymerization control and activity (TOF = 97 (1) and 24 (2) h−1), with the di-magnesium complex (1) being approximately four times faster compared to the di-zinc (2) analogue. Their relative reactivity is closely related to that observed for well documented chromium salen/porphyrin catalysts. However, these results represent the first example of a well-defined magnesium catalyst which may be advantageous in terms of obviating use of co-catalysts, low cost, lack of colour and redox chemistry.
AU - Saini,PK
AU - Romain,C
AU - Zhu,Y
AU - Williams,CK
DO - 10.1039/c4py00748d
EP - 6075
PY - 2014///
SN - 1759-9962
SP - 6068
TI - Di-magnesium and zinc catalysts for the copolymerization of phthalic anhydride and cyclohexene oxide
T2 - Polymer Chemistry
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c4py00748d
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/41057
VL - 5
ER -
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