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Controlled polymerization of lactides at ambient temperature using [5-Cl-salen]AlOMe
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1999
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Materials ScienceInorganic ChemistrySupramolecular AssemblyEngineeringPolymer ScienceControlled Ring-opening PolymerizationCoordination PolymerChemistryPolymerization KineticsAmbient TemperaturePolymer ReactionRoom Temperature InitiatorPolymer ChemistryPolymer Synthesis
The Schiff-base aluminium complex [5-Cl-salen]AlOMe (2) is shown to be a room temperature initiator for controlled ring-opening polymerization of D,L- and L-lactides; the molecular structure of the precursor [5-Cl-salen]AlMe (1) reveals a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry.