title: Tetrabutyl titanate-controlled polymerization of epsilon-caprolactone at ambient temperature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Center for Biomedical Engineering Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, PR China.
authors.forename: Jun-Bing
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hu-Qiang
authors.initials: HQ
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Ting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Ming-Xing
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Xiao-Bo
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Ming-Qiang
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000440:Butanols; D002208:Caproates; D007783:Lactones; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011108:Polymers; C060171:tetrabutoxy titanium; C121056:caprolactone