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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2012
Applicant:
Novomer, Inc., Ithaca, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Novomer, Inc., Ithaca, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 65/04 (2006.01); C08G 64/34 (2006.01); C09B 57/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 64/34 (2013.01); C09B 57/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.