Issue 6, 2010
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Polymer Chemistry

Catalyticpolymerization of ε-caprolactone in air†

Antti Pärssinen,a   Martin Kohlmayr,a   Markku Leskelä,a   Mohammed Lahcinib  and  Timo Repo*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, Helsinki, Finland
E-mail: timo.repo@helsinki.fi

b Laboratoire de Chimie Bio-Organique et Macromoléculaire, Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques Marrakech, Université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Morocco

Abstract

A highly efficient, catalytic open-air ring opening polymerization for cyclic esters is reported. Using titanium alkoxides, Ti(OiPr)4 and Ti(OnBu)4, as catalysts reproducible ROPs even with high monomer/initiator ratios without protecting gas are feasible.

Graphical abstract: Catalytic polymerization of ε-caprolactone in air

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0PY00107D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
05 Apr 2010
Accepted
07 Apr 2010
First published
27 May 2010

Polym. Chem., 2010,1, 834-836

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Catalytic polymerization of ε-caprolactone in air

A. Pärssinen, M. Kohlmayr, M. Leskelä, M. Lahcini and T. Repo, Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 834 DOI: 10.1039/C0PY00107D

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