Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Abstract
Investigation of a triamidoamine-supported zirconium hydride intermediate, important to a range of catalytic reactions, revealed the potential Lewis acidity of [κ5-N,N,N,N,C-(Me3SiNCH2CH2)2NCH2CH2NSiMe2CH2]Zr (1). A preliminary study of 1 as a precursor for the polymerization of rac-lactide showed modest activity but indicated that five-coordinate zirconium complexes with tetra-N donor ligands may be an avenue for further development in group 4 metal lactide polymerization catalysis.
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Recommended Citation
Leshinski SE, Wheaton CA, Sun H, Roering AJ, Tanski JM, Fox DJ, Hayes PG, Waterman R. Triamidoamine-supported zirconium: hydrogen activation, Lewis acidity, and rac-lactide polymerization. RSC advances. 2016;6(74):70581-5.
DOI
10.1039/c6ra15617g