Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactide in the Presence of Alkaline Earth Metal Complexes of a Redox-Active Ligand
摘要
Oxidation of complexes [(dpp-bian)M(THF)n] (M = Mg, n = 3; M = Ca, n = 4) with 1 molar equivalent of iodine and then a treatment of the in situ formed dpp-bian radical-anionic species [(dpp-bian)MI(THF)n] (M = Mg, Ca) with potassium isopropoxide afforded [(dpp-bian)Mg(OiPr)]2 and [(dpp-bian)Ca(OiPr)(THF)][(dpp-BIAN)Ca(OiPr)], which were isolated as deep red crystals and characterized by spectroscopic methods. Molecular structures of the prepared complexes were determined by the single crystal X-ray analysis. Polymerization of lactide in the presence of complexes was carried out in toluene under argon at 90°C for 2 h. In all the cases the conversion of monomer reached >90%, the polydispersity indexes are relatively low and fall into narrow range, 1.50–1.72.