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CHEMPLUSCHEM
Volume 85, Issue 5, Pages 1044-1052Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202000252
Keywords
bioplastics; catalysis; guanidines; poly(lactide); ring-opening polymerization
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The increasing awareness of sustainability has led to enormous growth of the demand for bio-based and biodegradable polymers such as poly(lactide) (PLA). In industry, polymerization of lactide is currently carried out using tin catalysts (e. g., tin(II) ethyl hexanoate, Sn(Oct)(2)). Since the catalyst remains in the polymer, it can accumulate in the soil or in the human body after degradation and cause damage due to its toxicity. Therefore, a search for a suitable substitute for this catalyst has been going on for decades. Guanidine metal complexes prove to be excellent catalysts in the polymerization of lactide. They are not only convincing because of their activity and the synthesis of high molar mass polymers, but also show a high robustness against high temperatures, oxidation as well as residual protic impurities in the monomer. Herein, key zinc and iron guanidine complexes are discussed with respect to their apparent rate constant (k(app)) and rate constant of propagation (k(p)), produced molar masses and the mechanism involved.
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