Tetrabutyl titanate-controlled polymerization of epsilon-caprolactone at ambient temperature.
A low cost and environmentally benign process for tetrabutyl titanate-controlled ring-opening polymerization of epsilon-caprolactone at ambient temperature of 10-40 degrees C is introduced affording poly(epsilon-caprolactone) with pre-designed molecular weights and narrow molecular weight distribution.
Fan
Jun-Bing
JB
State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Center for Biomedical Engineering Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, PR China.
Yang
Ke
K
Yi
Hu-Qiang
HQ
Fu
Ting
T
Xia
Ming-Xing
MX
Xu
Xiao-Bo
XB
Zhu
Ming-Qiang
MQ
D000440:Butanols / Q000737:chemistry*; D002208:Caproates / Q000737:chemistry*; D007783:Lactones / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013696:Temperature
D000440:Butanols; D002208:Caproates; D007783:Lactones; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011108:Polymers; C060171:tetrabutoxy titanium; C121056:caprolactone