Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1996, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (1): 137.

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Studies on the Copolymerization of Chloromethylthiirane with Propylene Oxide by Rare Earth Coordination Catalysts

SUN Wei-Lin, SNEN Zhi-Quan, ZHANG Yi-Feng   

  1. Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027
  • Received:1995-01-16 Online:1996-01-24 Published:1996-01-24

Abstract: The copolymerization of chloromethylthiirane (CMT)with propylene oxide (PO)was investigated by using rare earth coordination catalysts for the first time.It has been discovered that rare earth coordination catalysts,especially Y(P204)3-Al(i-Bu)3-H2Osystem,are effective catalysts for preparing high molecular weight([η]about 1.0 dL/g)CMT-POcopolymer in a high yield(50%).The catalytic efficiency of Y(P204)3-Al(i-Bu)3-H2Osystemreached 6000 g/mol Y. The copolymer structure was also characterized by IR,NMR,GPC.The reactivity ratio CMT(1)and PO(2) were obtained as r1=0.41 and r2=1.37 respective-ly.

Key words: Rare earth coordination catalysts, ChloromethyIthiirane(CMT), Propylene ox-ide(PO), Ring-opening copolymerization, Reactivity ratio determination

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