Binuclear Schiff-base zinc(II) complexes: Synthesis, crystal structures and reactivity toward ring opening polymerization of rac-lactide

Binuclear (II) zinc complexes were obtained from dimerization of their mononuclear precursors with the aim of studying the catalytic activity of these compounds in the ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide, considering the influence of its structural features on the conversion percentage, molecular weight average and polydispersity of the obtained PLA.