Ring‐Opening polymerization of ε‐caprolactone by rare earth coordination catalysts. I. Characteristics, kinetics, and mechanism of ε‐caprolactone polymerization with nd(acac)3.3H2O‐ALET3 system

Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 597-603

  Shen, Zhiquan ^a   Chen, Xianhai ^a   Shen, Youqing ^a   Zhang, Yifeng ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

rare earth coordination catalyst; ring opening polymerization; caprolactone

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; COMPLEXATION; ESTERS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; NEODYMIUM COMPOUNDS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ORGANIC POLYMERS; RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS; REACTION KINETICS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ACYL OXYGEN CLEAVAGE INSERTION PROPAGATION MECHANISM; CAPROLACTONE; RARE EARTH COORDINATION CATALYST; TRIALKYL ALUMINUM;

RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 0028392836     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: 10990518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.1994.080320401     Document Type: Article

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