Copolymerization of Epoxides with Carbon Dioxide Catalyzed
by Iron–Corrole Complexes: Synthesis of a Crystalline Copolymer

Nakano, Koji; Kobayashi, Kazuki; Ohkawara, Takahiro; Imoto, Hideyuki; Nozaki, Kyoko

doi:10.1021/ja4028633.s001

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Copolymerization of Epoxides with Carbon Dioxide Catalyzed by Iron–Corrole Complexes: Synthesis of a Crystalline Copolymer

journal contribution

posted on 2013-06-12, 00:00 authored by Koji Nakano, Kazuki Kobayashi, Takahiro Ohkawara, Hideyuki Imoto, Kyoko Nozaki

Iron–corrole complexes were found to copolymerize epoxides with CO₂. The first iron-catalyzed propylene oxide/CO₂ copolymerization has been accomplished. Moreover, the glycidyl phenyl ether (GPE)/CO₂ copolymerization with this catalyst provided a crystalline material as a result of the isotactic poly(GPE) moiety.