A series of novel aluminium complexes containing cyclic β-ketiminato ligands of type Me2AlO-[(ArNCHC4H4(C6H4))]} (3a, Ar = 2,6-iPr2C6H3; 3b, Ar = C6H5; 3c, Ar = C6F5) have been prepared in high yields. These complexes were identified by 1H, 13C NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. X-ray structural analyses for 3aâc revealed that these complexes have a distorted tetrahedral geometry around Al, and both bond distances and bond angles were considerably influenced by the ligand structure. These complexes were tested as catalyst precursors for ring-opening polymerisation of ε-caprolactone (ε-CL) and L-lactide (L-LA) in the presence of 2-propanol as an initiator. Complex 3a could polymerize ε-CL in a controlled manner with high efficiency. Based on the living characteristics, the preparation of well-defined block copolymers PCL-b-PLLA via sequential addition of monomers was performed by 3a. Note that complex 3c exhibited rather high catalytic activity for the ROP of L-LA with narrow molecular weight distribution. The monomer conversion reached completion only in 4 h when the L-LA/Al molar ratio was 100 at 80 °C. PLLA-b-PCL copolymers were thus easily produced by 3c.
一系列新型铝配合物以Me2AlO-[(ArNCHC4H4(
C6H4))]}(3a,Ar = 2,6-iPr2C6H3;3b,Ar =
C6H5;3c,Ar =
C6F5)为环状β-酮
亚胺型
配体,制备得率很高。这些配合物通过1H、13C NMR光谱和元素分析进行鉴定。3a-c的X射线结构分析显示,这些配合物在铝周围具有扭曲的四面体几何结构,键长和键角均受到
配体结构的影响。这些配合物作为催化剂前体,在2-
丙醇作为
引发剂的情况下,对
ε-己内酯(ε-CL)和
L-乳酸(L-
LA)的环开环聚合进行了测试。配合物3a能够以可控的方式高效地聚合ε-CL。基于其活性,通过3a依次添加单体,制备了结构明确的嵌段共聚物PCL-b-PL
LA。值得注意的是,配合物3c对分子量分布较窄的L-
LA的ROP表现出相当高的催化活性。当L-
LA/Al的摩尔比为100,温度为80°C时,单体转化仅在4小时内完成。因此,3c很容易生产出PL
LA-b-PCL共聚物。