名称:
Bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazole) copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes as efficient initiators for the ring opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone and d,l-lactide
摘要:
3,5-Dimethylpyrazole (L), reacts with [Cu(OAc)(2)] or [Zn(OAc)(2)]; and either C6H5COOH, 4-OH-C6H5COOH, 3,5-NO2-C6H5COOH or 2-Cl-C6H5COOH to afford the corresponding metal complexes: [Cu(C6H5COO)(2)(L)(2)] (1), [Cu(2-Cl-C6H4COO)(2)(L)(2)] (2), [Cu(3,5-NO2-C6H3COO)(2)(L)(2)] (3), [Cu(4-OH-C6H4COO)(2)(L)(2)] (4), [Zn(C6H5COO)(2)(L)(2)] (5), [Zn(2-Cl-C6H4COO)(2)(L)(2)] (6), [Zn(3,5-NO2-C6H3COO)(2)(L)(2)] (7), [Zn(4-OH-C6H4COO)(2)(L)(2)] (8). The diamagnetic zinc complexes were characterized by IR, NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis; while the paramagnetic copper complexes were only characterized by IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis and 1 and 2 were further characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. All eight complexes are very good initiators for the ring opening polymerization (ROP) of epsilon-caprolactone and D,L-lactide at elevated temperatures, under solvent-free conditions and in toluene respectively; producing polycaprolactone (PCL) and poly(D,L-lactide) (PLA) of moderate molecular weights (Ca 4757 Da for PCL and 2484 Da for PLA) and narrow polydispersity indices (1.36 for PCL and 1.42 for PLA). The C-13(H-1) NMR spectra indicate the stereochemistry of PLA is heterotactic. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.