Issue 5, 2012
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Polymer Chemistry

Triblock copolymers from lactide and telechelic poly(cyclohexene carbonate)†

Michael R. Kember,a   James Copley,a   Antoine Bucharda  and  Charlotte K. Williams*a  

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a Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, London, UK
E-mail: c.k.williams@imperial.ac.uk
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Abstract

The preparation of α,ω-hydroxy-telechelic poly(cyclohexene carbonate) from a dizinc catalyst is reported. The telechelic polymer, with an yttrium initiator, can be used to polymerize lactide, yielding new triblock copolymers, substantially derived from renewable resources.

Graphical abstract: Triblock copolymers from lactide and telechelic poly(cyclohexene carbonate)

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2PY00543C
Article type
Paper
Submitted
14 Nov 2011
Accepted
17 Feb 2012
First published
02 Mar 2012

Polym. Chem., 2012,3, 1196-1201

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Triblock copolymers from lactide and telechelic poly(cyclohexene carbonate)

M. R. Kember, J. Copley, A. Buchard and C. K. Williams, Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 1196 DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00543C

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