Under solvent-free conditions (at 130 degrees C), zirconium and hafnium amine tris(phenolate) alkoxides are extremely active, well-controlled, single-site initiators for the ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide, yielding highly heterotactic polylactide.
The first examples of Group 1 metal complexes of tris(2-dimethylaminoethyl)amine (Me(6)TREN) are reported including monomeric sodium complexes containing eta(4)-bound ligands, suggesting their potential use in alkali-metal-mediated synthetic applications.
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