title: Copolymerization of epoxides with carbon dioxide catalyzed by iron-corrole complexes: synthesis of a crystalline copolymer.
abstract: Iron-corrole complexes were found to copolymerize epoxides with CO2. The first iron-catalyzed propylene oxide/CO2 copolymerization has been accomplished. Moreover, the glycidyl phenyl ether (GPE)/CO2 copolymerization with this catalyst provided a crystalline material as a result of the isotactic poly(GPE) moiety.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic and Polymer Materials Chemistry, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16 Naka-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8588, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohkawara
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Imoto
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nozaki
mesh_terms: D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D058105:Polymerization; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D011108:Polymers; D011166:Porphyrins; C431863:corrole; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D007501:Iron