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Zinc(II) Silsesquioxane Complexes and Their Application for the Ring-Opening Polymerization of <i>rac</i>-Lactide

Carlo Di Iulio, Matthew D. Jones, Mary F. Mahon, David C. Apperley

Inorganic Chemistry · 2010 · 55 citations · 43 references

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Abstract

In this Communication, we report the unprecedented solid-state structures for a series of zinc(II) silsesquioxane complexes. Initial catalytic data for the ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide are also presented together with analogous heterogeneous species.

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