Bis(imino)pyridine iron bis(alkoxide) catalysts have been investigated for their use in epoxide polymerization reactions. These discrete and well-defined iron catalysts are active for the ring-opening polymerization of epoxides and can offer new insight into the mechanism of this polymerization. Data from stereochemical probes and redox switchable polymerization experiments support a coordination-insertion mechanism. A detailed mechanistic study of the polymerization reaction including kinetic studies, computational investigations, and structure function relationships will be discussed.

Mechanistic studies into iron-catalyzed epoxide polymerization reactions

256th National Meeting (2018)

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