Abstract
A series of novel five-coordinate aluminium mono alkoxide complexes supported by R1,R2BPBA (bis-3-R1-5-R2-phenoxymethyl-bisamine) ligands were synthesized to probe the effect of electronic variation in the supporting ligand on the rate of e-caprolactone polymerization. Substitution on the aromatic position para to the phenoxide donor oxygen by tert-butyl, methoxy and bromo substituents furnished aluminium complexes that catalyzed the polymerization of e-caprolactone at different rates. We propose that a subtle interplay between complex Lewis acidity and alkoxide nucleophilicity determines the overall rate of polymerization in these systems.
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