title: A highly active, isospecific cobalt catalyst for propylene oxide polymerization.
abstract: A highly active cobalt complex ((salph)CoOAc; salph = N,N'-bis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidine-1,2-benzenediamine)) was discovered for the isospecific polymerization of rac-propylene oxide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Baker Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-1301, USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Peretti
authors.forename: Hiroharu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ajiro
authors.forename: Claire T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Emil B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Lobkovsky
authors.forename: Geoffrey W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Coates
mesh_terms: D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D002384:Catalysis; D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D003035:Cobalt; C009068:propylene oxide