关键词: 氯化稀土, N, N-二甲基甲酰胺, 环氧丙烷, &epsilon, -己内酯, 开环聚合

Abstract: Ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone catalyzed by rare earth chloride dissolved in N,N-dimethylformamide and adding a small amount of propylene oxide was studied.The optimum conditions for the ring-opening polymerization of CL are as follows.In the bulk polymerization: n(DMF)/n(LaCl₃)=10,n(PO)/n(LaCl₃)=20,aging temperature: 30 ℃,aging time: 1 h,c(CL)=7.91×10^-3 mol/L,c(LaCl₃)=1.58×10^-5 mol/L,the polymerization carried out at 30 ℃ for 1 h,yield=83.3%,M_ν=1.93×10⁴.In the solution polymerization: n(DMF)/n(LaCl₃)=10,n(PO)/n(LaCl₃)=20,aging temperature: 30 ℃,aging time: 1 h,toluene as the solvent,c(CL)=4.22×10^-3 mol/L,c(LaCl₃)=8.43×10^-6 mol/L,the polymerization was carried out at 30 ℃ for 2 h,yield=62.9%,M_ν=1.21×10⁴.

Key words: Rare earth chloride, N,N-Dimethylformamide, Propylene oxide, ε-Caprolactone, Ring-opening polymerization