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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2012
Applicant:
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
Inventors:
Geoffrey W. Coates, Lansing, NY (US);
Wataru Hirahata, Sodegaura, JP;
Assignee:
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides novel bimetallic complexes and methods of using the same in the isoselective polymerization of epoxides. The invention also provides methods of kinetic resolution of epoxides. The invention further provides polyethers with high enantiomeric excess that are useful in applications ranging from consumer goods to materials.