Synthesis and structures of copper(II) complexes containing N,N-bidentate N-substituted phenylethanamine derivatives as pre-catalysts for heterotactic-enriched polylactide

Autor: Saira Nayab, Min Kyung Chun, Juhyun Cho, Jong Hwa Jeong
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Polyhedron. 163:54-62
ISSN: 0277-5387
DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2019.02.014
Popis: A series of Cu(II) complexes, [LnCuCl2]2 (Ln = (S)-N-((1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methyl)-1-phenylethanamine (L1), (S)-N-((3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methyl)-1-phenylethanamine (L2) and (S)-1-phenyl-N-((pyridin-2-yl)methyl)ethanamine (L3)) were synthesised and characterised. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that the molecular structures of these distorted square planar Cu(II) complexes were dimeric with two asymmetric units crystallised in the (SC, SN) and (SC, RN) configurations. These are rare examples of dimeric Cu(II) complexes. The alkoxide derivatives, generated in situ, catalysed the ring-opening polymerisation of rac-lactide in a controlled fashion and displayed high activities (2 or 3 min for complete conversion). Heterotactic-enriched polylactide (with Pr up to 0.86) was formed using these initiators at room temperature in CH2Cl2.
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