Catalytic applications of zwitterionic transition metal compounds

R Puerta-Oteo, AI Ojeda-Amador, MV Jiménez… - Dalton …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
This frontiers article highlights recent developments on the application of transition metal-
based zwitterionic complexes in catalysis. Recent applications of selected zwitterionic …

Carbonylative Polymerization of Epoxides Mediated by Tri‐metallic Complexes: A Dual Catalysis Strategy for Synthesis of Biodegradable Polyhydroxyalkanoates

JC Yang, J Yang, WB Li, XB Lu, Y Liu - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a unique class of commercially manufactured
biodegradable polyesters with properties suitable for partially substituting petroleum‐based …

Perfectly Alternating Copolymerization of CO and Epoxides to Aliphatic Polyester Oligomers via Cooperative Organoboron–Cobalt Complexes

YY Zhang, L Yang, R Xie, GW Yang, GP Wu - Macromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
The carbonylative polymerization of epoxides provides a promising but challenging strategy
to synthesize polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) which are of high commercial value in the field …

Ligand-promoted bifunctional cobalt-catalyzed carbonylation-polymerization of epoxides: one step to polyhydroxyalkanoates

Y Wen, R Nie, B Li, S Li - ACS Catalysis, 2023 - ACS Publications
Poly (3-hydroxyalkanoates)(PHAs) are an important category of biodegradable plastics with
properties similar to those of conventional ones. The development of a simple and efficient …

Nickel Catalysts for Non‐Alternating CO‐Ethylene Copolymerization

L Zhu, S Gaire, CJ Ziegler, L Jia - ChemCatChem, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Transition metal‐catalyzed copolymerization of CO and ethylene has a strong inherent
propensity to produce the strictly alternating copolymer. In this work, nickel catalysts capable …

Ion Pair Effects of Zwitterionic Ni/Pd Allyl Complexes Bearing an α-Sulfonate-β-diimine Ligand by Binding of B(C6F5)3 on Norbornene Polymerization

D Li, H Zheng, H Gao, X Wang, H Gao - Organometallics, 2024 - ACS Publications
This paper initially reports the remote binding of B (C6F5) 3 to zwitterionic nickel and
palladium allyl complexes bearing an α-sulfonate-β-diimine ligand and the ion pair effects of …

Toughening poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) by using catalytic carbonylative terpolymerization of epoxides

JC Yang, J Yang, TY Zhang, XJ Li, XB Lu, Y Liu - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
The development of biodegradable and recyclable polymers having the desired material
properties required in practical use has provided a partial solution for realizing a sustainable …

Reactivity of a Stable and Highly Electron-Rich (η6-Diborabenzene)nickel(0) Synthon

M Dietz, M Arrowsmith, A Jayaraman… - Inorganic …, 2025 - ACS Publications
The reaction of the diborabenzene (DBB) nickel (0) pogo-stick complex [(η6-DBB) Ni
(CO)](II) with a large excess of [Ni (CO) 4] yields the dark green, unstable dinickel (0) …

Ligand and solvent effects on the catalytic activity and lifetime of zwitterionic Nickel (II) catalysts for alternating CO-Ethylene copolymerization

L Zhu, Y Dai, BR Schrage, CJ Ziegler, L Jia - Journal of Organometallic …, 2021 - Elsevier
A series of zwitterionic nickel (II) compounds with anionic diphosphine ligands having varied
substituents have been synthesized and studied as catalysts for CO-ethylene …

Preparation of Poly(β‐malic acid) via Direct Carbonylative Polymerization of Benzyl Glycidate

J Yang, JC Yang, XB Lu, Y Liu - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (malic acid)(PMLA) is a water‐soluble, biodegradable, biocompatible, and
nontoxic polyester in the poly (hydroxyalkanoate)(PHA) family. it features various …