Isoselective ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide initiated by achiral heteroscorpionate zwitterionic zinc complexes

• DOI: 10.1039/c4cc05033a
• Publication Date: 2014-08-04T15:59:48Z
• Authors: Zehuai Mou; Bo Liu; Meiyan Wang; Hongyan Xie; Ping Li; Lei Li; Shihui Li; Dongmei Cui
• Keywords: Lactide

A highly isotactic stereoblock PLA has been obtained using the achiral heteroscorpionate zwitterionic zinc complexes as catalysts, for first time, via a chain-end control mechanism.