Recent Advances in Zinc Complexes for Stereoselective Ring-Opening Polymerization and Copolymerization

作者：Xia Li, Yang Li, Gangqiang Zhang, Yat‐Ming So, Yu Pan · 发表于：Inorganics · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.3390/inorganics13060185 · 被引用次数：7 · 研究领域：biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties、Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis、Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis

Recent advances in zinc complexes for stereoselective ring-opening polymerization (ROP) and copolymerization (ROCOP) highlight their pivotal role in synthesizing biodegradable aliphatic polyesters and polycarbonates. These materials address the urgent demand for sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based plastics, with stereochemical control directly impacting polymer crystallinity, thermal stability, and degradability. Zinc catalysts, leveraging low toxicity and versatile coordination chemistry, enable precise stereoregulation, whose performance is modulated by ligand steric/electronic effects, coordination geometry, and reaction conditions. This review summarizes the recent developments in zinc complexes for stereoselective ROP and ROCOP, focusing on ligand design strategies to enhance catalytic performance.