Zr(IV) complexes containing salan-type ligands: synthesis, structural characterization and role as catalysts towards the polymerization of ε-caprolactone, rac-lactide, ethylene, homopolymerization and copolymerization of epoxides with CO2

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作者
Mandal, Mrinmay [1 ]
Chakraborty, Debashis [1 ]
Ramkumar, Venkatachalam [2 ]
机构
[1] Indian Inst Technol, Dept Chem, Patna 800013, Bihar, India
[2] Indian Inst Technol, Dept Chem, Madras 600036, Tamil Nadu, India
关键词
RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION; IMINO PHENOXIDE COMPLEXES; GROUP-4; METAL-COMPLEXES; COBALT SALEN COMPLEXES; SINGLE-SITE CATALYSTS; CARBON-DIOXIDE; ALTERNATING COPOLYMERIZATION; PROPYLENE-OXIDE; CYCLOHEXENE OXIDE; ZINC-COMPLEXES;
D O I
10.1039/c4ra17201a
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Zr(IV) complexes containing salan-type diamine bis(phenolato) ligands were synthesized and characterized by various spectroscopic techniques and X-ray crystallography. We observed the formation of dinuclear Zr complexes where each Zr centre adopts a distorted octahedral geometry. The metal centers are bridged with two isopropoxide groups and each metal center has two terminal isopropoxide moieties attached to it. These compounds show notable activities towards the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of epsilon-caprolactone (epsilon-CL) and rac-lactide (rac-LA) in the presence and absence of benzyl alcohol as an external initiator, resulting in very high number average molecular weight (M-n) polymer with controlled molecular weight distributions (MWDs). There is a close proximity between observed molecular weight (M-n(obs)) and theoretical molecular weight (M-n(theo)). Analysis of MALDI-TOF and H-1 NMR spectra of low M-n oligomers reveals that the isopropoxide groups as well as the OBn groups initiate the ROP. Kinetic studies reveal that the polymerization follows first-order kinetics and is faster in the presence of benzyl alcohol (BnOH). All the complexes were active precatalysts towards the polymerization of ethylene. In addition, all the complexes were found to copolymerize cyclohexene oxide (CHO) and propylene oxide (PO) with CO2, affording the formation of degradable polycarbonate with moderate M-n values and narrow MWDs. Their thermal properties were examined using DSC and TGA analysis. In the case of styrene oxide (SO), the coupled product of CO2 and SO was observed.
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