P. V. Ivchenko, A. V. Shlyakhtin, I. E. Nifant'ev, “Ring-opening polymerization of glycolide and <i>rac</i>-lactide, catalyzed by aryloxy magnesium complexes: DFT study of reaction profile and stereocontrol mechanism”, Mendeleev Commun., 2017, Volume 27, Issue 3,Pages <nobr>278

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Ring-opening polymerization of glycolide and rac-lactide, catalyzed by aryloxy magnesium complexes: DFT study of reaction profile and stereocontrol mechanism

P. V. Ivchenko, A. V. Shlyakhtin, I. E. Nifant'ev

Department of Chemistry, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract: DFT modeling shows that the most likely route of rac-lactide ring-opening polymerization, catalyzed by mono-aryloxy magnesium complexes, includes the formation of lower energy polymer-Mg chelates, which makes the formation of heterotactic polylactide preferable.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1016/j.mencom.2017.05.020

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