Chelation effect in polymerization of cyclic esters by metal alkoxides: Structure characterization of the intermediate formed by primary insertion of lactide into the Al-OR bond of an organometallic initiator

Organometallics

Volumn 24, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 4588-4593

  Lewiński, Janusz ^a   Horeglad, Paweł ^a   Wójcik, Katarzyna ^a   Justyniak, Iwona ^b  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELATION; COMPLEXATION; ETHANOL; INITIATORS (CHEMICAL); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORGANOMETALLICS; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

CHELATION EFFECT; CYCLIC ESTERS; LIGANDS; PROPAGATION STEP;

ESTERS;

EID: 25444479743     PISSN: 02767333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/om050295v     Document Type: Article

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