Synthesis and structural characterization of zinc complexes supported by amino-benzotriazole phenoxide ligands: Efficient catalysts for ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone and β-butyrolactone

Inorganic Chemistry Communications

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1140-1144

  Li, Jia Ying ^a   Li, Chen Yu ^a   Tai, Wan Ju ^a   Lin, Chia Her ^a   Ko, Bao Tsan ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Butyrolactone; Caprolactone; Catalyst; N,O bidentate; Ring opening polymerization; Zinc complex

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957621262     PISSN: 13877003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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