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            Abstract We report the electrochemically switchable reactivity of (salfen)Al(OiPr) (salfen = 1,1′‐di(2,4‐bis‐tert‐butyl‐salicylimino)ferrocene) toward the ring‐opening polymerization of various cyclic esters, ethers, and carbonates. Using a recently developed electrochemical system comprised of an H‐cell and a glassy carbon working electrode, an applied potential can alternate between the two redox states of the catalyst and alter monomer incorporation during ring‐opening polymerization. We discuss differences in activity and control under electrochemical conditions compared to previously studied chemical redox methods and discuss the necessity of a redox switch during certain copolymerization reactions.more » « less
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            DFT calculations were used to capture the properties of redox-switchable metal complexes relevant to the ring-opening polymerisation of cyclic esters by varying the metals, donors, linkers, and substituents in both accessible ferrocene oxidation states. A map of this chemical space highlights that modifying the ligand architecture and the metal has a larger impact on structural changes than changing the oxidation state of the ferrocene backbone.more » « less
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