Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2003, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (9): 1730.

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Synthesis and Characterization of Functional Polycarbonates

LIU Zhi-Lan, ZHANG Jian-Min, ZHUO Ren-Xi   

  1. College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
  • Received:2002-05-29 Online:2003-09-24 Published:2003-09-24

Abstract: New polycarbonates were synthesized by ring-opening polymerization from the protected cyclic carbonate 9-phenyl-2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro-[5,5]undecan-3-one in bulk at 190 'Cunder the catalysis of various catalysts, such as aluminum isobutoxide [Al(O'Bu)3], aluminum isopropoxide [Al(O'Pr)3] or stannous octanoate [Sn(Oct)2]. The effects of different catalysts, reaction time, and monomer-to-catalyst molar ratio on the molecular weight and yield were investigated. The polycarbonates obtained were characterized by FTIR, 1HNMR, GPC and DSC. The protecting benzal group was removed by hydrolysis with 80% acetic acid to give a functional polycarbonate containing 45% hydroxyl group.

Key words: Functional polycarbonate, Ring-opening polymerization, Hydrolysis, Hydrophilicity

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