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Frontispiece: Mixed Allyl Rare‐Earth Borohydride Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, and Application in (Co‐)Polymerization Catalysis of Cyclic Esters
Author(s) -
Fadlallah Sami,
Jothieswaran Jashvini,
Capet Frédéric,
Bonnet Fanny,
Visseaux Marc
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201786264
Subject(s) - polymerization , borohydride , moiety , chemistry , rare earth , catalysis , copolymer , polymer chemistry , ring opening polymerization , organic chemistry , polymer , mineralogy
Such rare‐earth (RE) complexes (RE=La, Nd, Sm, Y, Sc) contain allyl and borohydride groups that are both potential initiators towards the ring‐opening polymerization of cyclic esters. They display high activity towards homo‐ and co‐polymerization of l ‐LA and ϵ‐CL, producing a wide range of copolymers. The borohydride moiety is shown to preferentially initiate the polymerization. For more information see the Full Paper by F. Bonnet, M. Visseaux et al. on page 15644 ff.