title: High activity of an indium alkoxide complex toward ring opening polymerization of cyclic esters.
abstract: An indium complex supported by a ferrocene-derived Schiff base ligand has an unprecedented high activity toward ε-caprolactone, δ-valerolactone, and β-butyrolactone. l-Lactide, d,l-lactide, and trimethylene carbonate polymerizations also showed moderate to high activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA. pld@chem.ucla.edu.
authors.forename: Stephanie M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Quan
authors.forename: Paula L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Diaconescu
mesh_terms: D015107:4-Butyrolactone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry; D002208:Caproates / Q000737:chemistry; D003500:Cyclization; D004146:Dioxanes / Q000737:chemistry; D004952:Esters / Q000737:chemistry*; D005296:Ferrous Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D007204:Indium / Q000737:chemistry*; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D007783:Lactones / Q000737:chemistry; D000075163:Metallocenes; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D058105:Polymerization; D011753:Pyrones / Q000737:chemistry; D012545:Schiff Bases / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D002208:Caproates; D004146:Dioxanes; D004952:Esters; D005296:Ferrous Compounds; D007783:Lactones; D000075163:Metallocenes; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010087:Oxides; D011753:Pyrones; D012545:Schiff Bases; D007204:Indium; C052207:delta-valerolactone; C013426:beta-butyrolactone; D019344:Lactic Acid; C443643:trimethylene carbonate; C121056:caprolactone; D015107:4-Butyrolactone; C004998:ferrocene