Abstract

With a sting in its tail: An enantiopure neodymium complex (see scheme) acts as an efficient single-site initiator for the controlled ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide, forming isotactic polyester. The heteroscorpionate complex was characterized spectroscopically and by X-ray diffraction.

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