Issue 52, 2020
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Chemical Communications

Novel hybrid aluminium(iii)–catalen complexes as highly active catalysts for lactide polymerisation: towards industrial relevance†

Jack Payne,ab   Paul McKeown, ORCID logo b   Gabriele Kociok-Köhn ORCID logo b  and  Matthew D. Jones ORCID logo *ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, UK

b Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, UK
E-mail: mj205@bath.ac.uk

Abstract

Herein, we report a series of highly active Al(III)-complexes based on a novel hybrid ligand: the catalen. Their application in the production of polylactide under both solution, and industrially preferred melt conditions, is demonstrated. Potential structural diversification to broaden initiator scope is discussed.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CC02733B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
15 Apr 2020
Accepted
22 May 2020
First published
22 May 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2020,56, 7163-7166

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Novel hybrid aluminium(III)–catalen complexes as highly active catalysts for lactide polymerisation: towards industrial relevance

J. Payne, P. McKeown, G. Kociok-Köhn and M. D. Jones, Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 7163 DOI: 10.1039/D0CC02733B

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