Poly (ε-caprolactone)s have been at tractive of the medical applications due to their advanced properties of biocompatibility and biodegradability .Poly (ε-capro lactone )s are prepared through the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone induced by metal complex catalysts
which play important roles in controlling the polymerization process and the structural features of resultant poly(ε-caprolactone)s
whilst catalytic systems affect the performance behaviors and the scopes of their potential applications.Therefore
it is critically important of finding a highly active complex catalyst
which could control structural properties of poly (ε-caprolactone)s
moreover
the catalytic system is required of low toxicity and good environmental compatibility.Herein the progress of metal complexes acting as catalysts in the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone is reviewed on the base of different metals and the coordination models of ligands used .