Nickel(II) complex catalyzed ring-opening polymerization of lactide

Autor: Somanath Mantri, Nibedita Nath, Alekha Kumar Sutar, Anita Routaray, Tungabidya Maharana
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Polyhedron. 119:335-341
ISSN: 0277-5387
DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2016.08.032
Popis: The present manuscript is focused on the synthesis of a series of nickel complexes [Ni-HMBED, Ni-HMBPD and Ni-HMBBD] based on Salen-type Schiff-base ligands and a study of their reactivity for the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of lactide. These nickel complexes were prepared by the reactions of a nickel solution with one molar equivalent of the Salen-type Schiff-base ligands in methanol under a nitrogen atmosphere. Characterization of these nickel complexes have been carried out by different analytical techniques, which showed a square planar geometry for the Ni atom. The nickel complexes have shown high activity towards the ring-opening polymerization of lactide, with variation in the diamine group. The linear relationship established between the percentage conversion and the number-average molecular weight has confirmed the controlled ROP by the use of the nickel complexes as a catalyst. Finally, a mechanism for the ROP of lactide has been proposed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE