Syntheses and structures of lanthanide borohydrides supported by a bridged bis(amidinate) ligand and their high activity for controlled polymerization of ε-caprolactone, L-lactide and rac-lactide

Dalton Transactions : an International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Wenbo LiQi Shen

Abstract

Metathesis reaction of LLnCl(THF)(2) [L = (Me(3)SiNC(C(6)H(5))N)(2)(CH(2))(3)] with NaBH(4) in a 1 : 1.5 molar ratio in THF (THF = tetrahydrofuran) at 60 °C afforded the monoborohydride LLn(BH(4))(DME) [Ln = Y (1), Nd (2), Sm(3) and Yb(4)] crystallized from DME solution (DME = dimethoxyethane). Crystal structure analyses revealed 1-4 are monomers, in which each metal is ligated by one L ligand, one η(3)-BH(4) group and one DME molecule in a trigonal bipyramid geometry. Complexes 1-4 were found to be very active single-site initiators for the controlled ring opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone (ε-CL) and L-lactide (L-LA) as judged by relatively narrow molecular weight distributions (M(w)/M(n): 1.34-1.50) and experimental values M(n)(exp) were in good agreement with theoretic values M(n)(theo). The highest activity and the best control over the molecular weight for both monomers were found for the system with 2. These monoborohydride complexes can also initiate the ring opening polymerization of rac-LA to gave heterotactically enriched polyLA with Pr (heterotactic enrichment) values in a range of 0.69-0.85 depending on the lanthanide metals and the most effective heterotactic enrichment (Pr) was found for 1 (Pr = 0.85). More...Continue Reading

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Feb 26, 2013·Dalton Transactions : an International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry·Yong HuangPhilip Mountford
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