Phosphasalen indium complexes showing high rates and isoselectivities in rac-lactide polymerisations
Polylactide (PLA) is the leading bioderived polymer, produced commercially by the metal catalysed ring-opening polymerisation of lactide. Control over tacticity to produce stereoblock PLA, from rac-lactide, improves thermal properties but is an outstanding challenge. Here, phosphasalen indium catal...
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| author | Myers, D White, A Forsyth, C Bown, M Williams, C |
| author_facet | Myers, D White, A Forsyth, C Bown, M Williams, C |
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| description | Polylactide (PLA) is the leading bioderived polymer, produced commercially by the metal catalysed ring-opening polymerisation of lactide. Control over tacticity to produce stereoblock PLA, from rac-lactide, improves thermal properties but is an outstanding challenge. Here, phosphasalen indium catalysts combine high rates (30 ± 3 M-1 min-1, THF, 298 K), high control, low loadings (0.2 mol%) and isoselectivity (Pi = 0.92, THF, 258 K). Furthermore, the phosphasalen indium catalysts do not feature any chiral additives. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:26bf6e58-00ce-4118-8c53-4dd07bd186102022-03-26T12:02:58ZPhosphasalen indium complexes showing high rates and isoselectivities in rac-lactide polymerisationsJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:26bf6e58-00ce-4118-8c53-4dd07bd18610Symplectic Elements at OxfordWiley2017Myers, DWhite, AForsyth, CBown, MWilliams, CPolylactide (PLA) is the leading bioderived polymer, produced commercially by the metal catalysed ring-opening polymerisation of lactide. Control over tacticity to produce stereoblock PLA, from rac-lactide, improves thermal properties but is an outstanding challenge. Here, phosphasalen indium catalysts combine high rates (30 ± 3 M-1 min-1, THF, 298 K), high control, low loadings (0.2 mol%) and isoselectivity (Pi = 0.92, THF, 258 K). Furthermore, the phosphasalen indium catalysts do not feature any chiral additives. |
| spellingShingle | Myers, D White, A Forsyth, C Bown, M Williams, C Phosphasalen indium complexes showing high rates and isoselectivities in rac-lactide polymerisations |
| title | Phosphasalen indium complexes showing high rates and isoselectivities in rac-lactide polymerisations |
| title_full | Phosphasalen indium complexes showing high rates and isoselectivities in rac-lactide polymerisations |
| title_fullStr | Phosphasalen indium complexes showing high rates and isoselectivities in rac-lactide polymerisations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phosphasalen indium complexes showing high rates and isoselectivities in rac-lactide polymerisations |
| title_short | Phosphasalen indium complexes showing high rates and isoselectivities in rac-lactide polymerisations |
| title_sort | phosphasalen indium complexes showing high rates and isoselectivities in rac lactide polymerisations |
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