Poly(hexamethylene terephthalate-co-caprolactone) copolymers: Influence of cycle size on ring-opening polymerization

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 792-803

  González Vidal, Nathalie ^a   Martínez de Ilarduya, Antxon ^a   Muñoz Guerra, Sebastián ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Caprolactone; Microstructure; NMR; PHT copolyesters; Ring opening polymerization

Indexed keywords

CAPROLACTONE; COMONOMER COMPOSITION; COPOLYESTERS; CYCLIC OLIGOMERS; HEPTAMERS; HEXAMERS; HIGH YIELD; NMR; PENTAMERS; POLYMERIZATION RATES; RING OPENING COPOLYMERIZATION; TEREPHTHALATE; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

COPOLYMERIZATION; CYCLOHEXANE; ESTERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OLIGOMERS; POLYESTERS; POLYMERS;

RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 77749246126     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.12.016     Document Type: Article

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