Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2006, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (2): 356.

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Polymerization Characteristics of ε-Caprolactone at Low Temperature by Lanthanum Tris(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenolate) and the Block Copolymerization of ε-Caprolactone with Cyclic Carbonates

ZHU GuiXiang 1,2, TAN Guo-Hua1, LING Jun 1, CHEN Wei2, SHEN Zhi-Quan1   

  1. 1. Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China;
    2. SINOPEC Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Industry,  Beijing 100013, China
  • Received:2005-03-17 Online:2006-02-10 Published:2006-02-10
  • Contact: SHEN Zhi-Quan,E-mail: zhiquan_shen@163.com

Abstract:

Abstract The polymerization characteristics of ε-caprolactone(CL) with lanthanum tris(2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenolate) at a low temperature was reported. The polymerization system shows some living character below -10 ℃. That is the length of polymer chain increases with the increase of  the molar ratio of monomer to initiator or polymerization time. The block copolymers of CL and cyclic carbonate(TMC or DTC) were prepared after CL had been polymerized for a period at a low temperature and were characterized by GPC, DSC and 1H NMR.

Key words: Keywords ε-Caprolactone; Rare earth catalyst; Cyclic carbonate; Ring-opening polymerization

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