Epoxy functionalised poly(epsilon-caprolactone): synthesis and application.
Glycidol is used as an initiator for ring-opening polymerisation of epsilon-caprolactone (epsilon-CL) to synthesise epoxy-functionalised poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) in a reaction catalysed by lipase, and the epoxy-functionalised PCL was further copolymerised with carbon dioxide or anhydride to produce novel graft or hyperbranched copolymers.
Zhou
Jiaxiang
J
School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, UK.
Wang
Wenxin
W
Villarroya
Silvia
S
Thurecht
Kristofer J
KJ
Howdle
Steven M
SM
D055162:Biocatalysis; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008049:Lipase / Q000378:metabolism; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011091:Polyesters / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D020005:Propanols / Q000737:chemistry*; D011551:Pseudomonas fluorescens / Q000201:enzymology; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D011091:Polyesters; D020005:Propanols; C016240:polycaprolactone; D008049:Lipase; C004312:glycidol