title: Ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters by an enantiopure heteroscorpionate rare earth initiator.
abstract: With a sting in its tail: An enantiopure neodymium complex (see scheme) acts as an efficient single-site initiator for the controlled ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide, forming isotactic polyester. The heteroscorpionate complex was characterized spectroscopically and by X-ray diffraction.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Orgánica y Bioquímica, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain. antonio.otero@uclm.es
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Otero
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández-Baeza
authors.forename: Agustín
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lara-Sánchez
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alonso-Moreno
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Márquez-Segovia
authors.forename: Luis F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Barba
authors.forename: Ana M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D008674:Metals, Rare Earth / Q000737:chemistry*; D009354:Neodymium / Q000737:chemistry*; D011091:Polyesters / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D008674:Metals, Rare Earth; D011091:Polyesters; D011108:Polymers; D009354:Neodymium