Stereoselective and controlled polymerization of d,l-lactide using indium(iii) trichloride
- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Communications
- No. 19,p. 2736-2737
- https://doi.org/10.1039/b902968k
Abstract
Indium trichloride, benzyl alcohol, and triethylamine (without an added ‘directing’ multidentate ligand) generate a catalystin situ for the room temperature polymerization of D,L-lactide affording highly heterotactic polylactide of controlled molecular weight and narrow molecular weight distribution.Keywords
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