Issue 46, 2020

Salen-type aluminum and zinc complexes as two-faced Janus compounds: contribution to molecular sensing and polymerization catalysis

Abstract

The aim of the present review is to highlight the most recent achievements in different fields of application of salen-based zinc and aluminum complexes. More specifically this article focuses on the use of aluminum and zinc salen-type complexes as optical probes for biologically relevant molecules, as catalysts for the ring opening polymerization (ROP) of cyclic esters and co-polymerization of epoxides and anhydrides (ROCOP) and in the chemical fixation of carbon dioxide (CO2). The intention is to provide an overview of the most recent results from our group within the framework of the state-of-art-results in the literature.

Graphical abstract: Salen-type aluminum and zinc complexes as two-faced Janus compounds: contribution to molecular sensing and polymerization catalysis

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
27 Jul 2020
Accepted
05 Okt 2020
First published
06 Okt 2020

Dalton Trans., 2020,49, 16533-16550

Salen-type aluminum and zinc complexes as two-faced Janus compounds: contribution to molecular sensing and polymerization catalysis

M. Strianese, D. Pappalardo, M. Mazzeo, M. Lamberti and C. Pellecchia, Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 16533 DOI: 10.1039/D0DT02639E

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