Ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone catalyzed by sulfonic acids: Computational evidence for bifunctional activation

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 75, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 6581-6587

  Susperregui, Nicolas ^a,b   Delcroix, Damien ^b,c   Martin Vaca, Blanca ^b,c   Bourissou, Didier ^b,c   Maron, Laurent ^a,b  

^a INSA   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION BARRIERS; BI-FUNCTIONAL CATALYSTS; BIFUNCTIONAL; CAPROLACTONE; DFT LEVELS; ELEMENTARY STEPS; FAST POLYMERIZATION; HYDROGEN ATOMS; METHANE SULFONIC ACID; NUCLEOPHILIC ADDITIONS; OXYGEN ATOM; PROTON SHUTTLE; RING OPENING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SULFONIC ACID; TETRAHEDRAL INTERMEDIATES; TRIFLUOROMETHANE;

ACIDS; ADDITION REACTIONS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; METHANE; METHANOL; OXYGEN; PROTONS;

RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

POLYCAPROLACTONE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; POLYMERIZATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; RING OPENING;

CATALYSIS; CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS, METHANE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGEN BONDING; METHANOL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYESTERS; SULFONIC ACIDS;

EID: 77957162868     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: 15206904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo101346t     Document Type: Article

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