Aluminum Alkyl Complexes Bearing Salicylaldiminato Ligands: Versatile Initiators in the Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters

Linear aliphatic polyesters are degradable thermoplastic polymers, which can be obtained by ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of cyclic esters through a coordination-insertion mechanism. Aluminum based organometallic complexes have a leading position as efficient catalysts for this polymerization pr...

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Main Authors: Tiziana Fuoco, Daniela Pappalardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-02-01
Series:Catalysts
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/7/2/64