Abstract
A discrete yttrium (III) catalyst was used to control the polymerization of lactide and caprolactone. The catalyst used is an alkoxo-bridged triyttrium (III) complex with a novel cluster structure that is retained in the solution. The cluster is capable of polymerizing both lactide and caprolactone in a controlled manner. The catalyst was modified by adding benzyl alcohol to a dimer. This leads to changes in the catalytic activity but does not disrupt the dimeric structure previously seen in either the solid or solution state.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | American Chemical Society, Polymer Preprints, Division of Polymer Chemistry |
| Publisher | ACS |
| Pages | 426 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Edition | 1 |
| State | Published - Mar 2000 |
| Event | The San Francisco Meeting - San Francisco, CA, USA Duration: Mar 26 2000 → Mar 31 2000 |
Other
| Other | The San Francisco Meeting |
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| City | San Francisco, CA, USA |
| Period | 3/26/00 → 3/31/00 |