Evolution of aluminum aminophenolate complexes in the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone: electronic and amino-chelating effects

Abstract

A series of aluminum complexes bearing phenolate (O-Al and O2-Al), biphenolate (OO-Al type), aminophenolate (ON-Al), aminobiphenolate (ONO-Al), bis(phenolato)bis(amine) (NNOO-Al), and Salan (ONNO-Al) type ligands were synthesized. ε-Caprolactone (CL) polymerization using...