title: Group 4 metal initiators for the controlled stereoselective polymerization of lactide monomers.
abstract: Group 4 metal initiators with a tetradentate bis(phenolato) ligand polymerized meso-lactide efficiently under ring-opening to give syndiotactic polylactide. L-Lactide was converted faster than rac-lactide and meso-lactide.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, RWTH Aachen, Landoltweg 1, D-52056 Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Jean-Charles
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Buffet
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Okuda
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008024:Ligands; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D011091:Polyesters / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D028561:Transition Elements / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011091:Polyesters; D028561:Transition Elements; C033616:poly(lactide)