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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