Novomer, Inc.

Saudi Aramco Technologies Company

Cornell Research Foundation Inc.

Saurdi Aramco Technologies Company

Anna E Cherian

Scott D Allen

Geoffrey William Coates

Jay J Farmer

Alexei Alexeyevich Gridnev

Chris A Simoneau

Robert E LaPointe

Bernard Duane Dombek

Olan Stanley Fruchey

Nye Clinton

Donald L Bunning

Han Lee

Ronald Valente

Gabriel E Job

Jeffrey R Conuel

Robert E Lapointe

David E Decker

Jeffrey M Rose

Geoffrey W Coates

Alexei A Gridnev

In one aspect, the present disclosure encompasses polymerization systems for the copolymerization of COand epoxides comprising 1) a catalyst including a metal coordination compound having a permanent ligand set and at least one ligand that is a polymerization initiator, and 2) a chain transfer agent having two or more sites that can initiate polymerization. In a second aspect, the present disclosure encompasses methods for the synthesis of polycarbonate polyols using the inventive polymerization systems. In a third aspect, the present disclosure encompasses polycarbonate polyol compositions characterized in that the polymer chains have a high percentage of &#x2014;OH end groups and a high percentage of carbonate linkages. The compositions are further characterized in that they contain polymer chains having an embedded polyfunctional moiety linked to a plurality of individual polycarbonate chains.

Polycarbonate polyol compositions and methods

The present invention provides unimolecular metal complexes having increased activity in the copolymerization of carbon dioxide and epoxides. Also provided are methods of using such metal complexes in the synthesis of polymers. According to one aspect, the present invention provides metal complexes comprising an activating species with co-catalytic activity tethered to a multidentate ligand that is coordinated to the active metal center of the complex.

Catalysts and methods for polymer synthesis

The present invention describes metal salen complexes having dianionic counterions. Such complexes can be readily precipitated and provide an economical method for the purification and isolation of the complexes, and are useful to prepare novel polymer compositions.

Salen complexes with dianionic counterions

The present disclosure is directed to, in part, an aliphatic polycarbonate polymerization reaction initiated by combining an epoxide with carbon dioxide in the presence of a catalytic transition metal-ligand complex to form a reaction mixture, and further quenching that polymerization reaction by contacting the reaction mixture with an acid containing a non-nucleophilic anion produces a crude polymer solution with improved stability and processability.

Aliphatic polycarbonate quench method

The present invention provides novel metal complexes, methods of making, and methods of using the same.

Metal complexes

The present application provides a method for producing an beta-lactone product. The method includes the steps of: reacting an epoxide, a solvent with a carbonylation catalyst and carbon monoxide to produce a reaction stream comprising a beta-lactone then separating a portion of the beta-lactone in the reaction stream from the solvent and carbonylation catalyst to produce: i) a beta-lactone stream with the beta-lactone, and ii) a catalyst recycling stream including the carbonylation catalyst and the high boiling solvent; and adding the catalyst recycling stream to the feed stream.

Process for beta-lactone production

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Anna E Cherian