Alkoxylation processes and catalysts therefor

A composition comprising:

• a racemic or non-racemic mixture of chiral Schiff base monomers, wherein a monomer is defined by the formula
• wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, Y1, Y2, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, and X8 comprise, independently of one another, substituents selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydrocarbyl, hydroxyl, alkoxyl, amino, nitro, amide, phosphoryl, phosphonate, phosphine, carbonyl, carboxyl, silyl, ether, thioether, sulfonyl, selenoether, ketone, aldehyde, and ester;
• or wherein two or more of R1, R2, R3, R4, Y1, Y2, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, and X8 together form a ring selected from the group consisting of a carbocyclic ring and a heterocyclic ring, said ring having from 4 to 10 atoms in the ring;
• wherein R5 group is selected from the group comprising a carbon-carbon bond, a methylene group, an ethylene group, an amine, an oxygen atom, and a sulfur atom;
• wherein one or more of R1, R2, R3, R4, Y1, Y2, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, and X8 are capable of providing a complementary interaction to form a component selected from the group consisting of oligomer, polymer, and copolymer;
• wherein Mt+ is a Group 2-15 metal capable of complexing with a ligand to affect catalysis, wherein t is an integer between 2 and 4;
• wherein A is selected from the group consisting of neutral groups, bound anionic groups, unbound anionic groups and combinations thereof, wherein s is the number of A groups associated with the metal and is an integer between 0 and 2;
• and
• wherein said composition is a diastereomeric mixture of components selected from the group consisting of oligomers, polymers, co-polymers, and combinations thereof.