Date:
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - 12:45 to 14:00
Speaker:
Dr. Paula L. Diaconescu
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California
Event Category:
LMC - Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Host:
Dr. Parisa Mehrkhodavandi
Location:
Chemistry B250
Abstract:
Switchable polymerization processes have received increased attention because they hold the promise of mimicking the selectivity exhibited by natural systems. We are studying a chemical method to shuttle between two catalyst states, by switching the oxidation state of iron in ligands containing a ferrocene backbone. This idea is applied to the ring opening polymerization of cyclic esters/ethers catalyzed by transition metal complexes with the goal of forming biodegradable copolymers.