Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.135, No.23, 8456-8459, 2013
Copolymerization of Epoxides with Carbon Dioxide Catalyzed by Iron-Corrole Complexes: Synthesis of a Crystalline Copolymer
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.