Iron complexes containing bis(imino)pyridine ligands were used for the telechelic polymerization of lactide.  Mechanistic studies suggest that utilizing diol initiators cause the bidirectional polymerization reaction to occur from a single metal center. This property was exploited to obtain polymers and copolymers with different microstructures and architectures.  

Telechelic copolymerization reactions of cyclic diesters using monometallic iron�bisalkoxide complexes

248th National Meeting (2014)

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