摘要:
The reaction of EtAlCl2 with 1,2-{LiN(PMes(2))}(2)C6H4 (Mes=2,4,6-Me3C6H2) and of butyloctylmagnesium with 1,2-{NH(PPh2)}(2)C6H4 gave [AlEt(1,2-{N(PMes(2))}(2)C6H4-kappa(2) N,N,)(THF)] (1) and [Mg(1,2-{N(PPh2)}(2)C6H4-kappa(2) N,N`)(THF)(2)] (2), respectively. Complexes 1 and 2 were fully characterised by NMR (H-1, C-13, P-31) and IR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Complexes 1 and 2 were employed as catalysts in the polymerisation of B-caprolactone, which produced polymers with a narrow molecular weight distribution. For comparison the polymerisations of epsilon-caprolactone and P-butyrolactone were carried out with the Zn complex [ZnPr{1-N(PMes(2))-2-N(PHMes(2))C(6)H(4-)kappa (NN)-N-2}] (3) as catalyst, which produced polymers with narrow molecular weight distributions and high molecular weights. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.