Polylactones 60: Comparison of the Reactivity of Bu3SnOEt, Bu2Sn(OEt)2, and BuSn(OEt)3 as Initiators of ε-Caprolactone

Journal of Macromolecular Science - Pure and Applied Chemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 335-343

  Kricheldorf, Hans R ^a   Hachmann Thießen, Heiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

MALDI TOF; Ring opening polymerization; Tinalkoxides; Caprolactone

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBOXYLATION; CATALYSTS; DISTILLATION; ETHANOL; INITIATORS (CHEMICAL); ION EXCHANGE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; MONOMERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OLIGOMERS; REACTION KINETICS; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLUTIONS;

MALDI-TOF; RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION; TINALKOXIDES; Η-CAPROLACTONE;

MACROMOLECULES;

EID: 1842480167     PISSN: 10601325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/MA-120028470     Document Type: Article

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