Issue 8, 2021

A switchable dimeric yttrium complex and its three catalytic states in ring opening polymerization

Abstract

A dimeric yttrium phenoxide complex supported by a ferrocene Schiff base ligand, [(salfen)Y(OPh)]2 (salfen = (N,N′-bis(2,4-di-tert-butylphenoxy)-1,1′-ferrocenediimine), was synthesized and characterized. According to electrochemical studies and 1H NMR spectroscopy, [(salfen)Y(OPh)]2 can be oxidized in a stepwise fashion to access three oxidation states. The catalytic activity of the three states toward the ring opening polymerization of cyclic esters and epoxides was investigated. The activity toward cyclic esters decreases upon oxidation while the opposite trend was observed in epoxide polymerization. Block copolymer syntheses using a redox switch were also performed.

Graphical abstract: A switchable dimeric yttrium complex and its three catalytic states in ring opening polymerization

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Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
15 dec 2020
Accepted
17 feb 2021
First published
18 feb 2021

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2021,8, 2088-2096

Author version available

A switchable dimeric yttrium complex and its three catalytic states in ring opening polymerization

S. Deng and P. L. Diaconescu, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2021, 8, 2088 DOI: 10.1039/D0QI01479F

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