title: Homo- and heteroleptic zinc aminophenolates as initiators for lactide polymerization.
abstract: The reaction of ZnEt2 with one or two equivalents of aminophenolate ligand N-[methyl(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)]-N-methyl-N-cyclohexylamine gives hetero- and homoleptic molecular compounds [(micro,eta2-L2)ZnEt]2 and [Zn(eta2-L2)2]. The later is most probably a mixture of diastereoisomers that in solution shows an interesting dynamic behaviour. Both complexes as well as the BnOH derivative of the latter, [(eta2-L2)Zn(micro-BnO)]2, proved excellent initiators for lactide polymerization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Wrocław, 14 F. Joliot-Curie, 50-383, Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ejfler
authors.forename: Sławomir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Szafert
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mierzwicki
authors.forename: Lucjan B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Jerzykiewicz
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sobota
mesh_terms: D000627:Aminophenols / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D004146:Dioxanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D011789:Quantum Theory; D015032:Zinc / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000627:Aminophenols; D004146:Dioxanes; D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011108:Polymers; C091880:dilactide; D015032:Zinc