Polymerisation of β-alanine through catalytic ester-amide exchange

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1773-1781

  Steunenberg, Peter ^a   Könst, Paul M ^a   Scott, Elinor L ^a   Franssen, Maurice C R ^a   Zuilhof, Han ^a,b   Sanders, Johan P M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Ester amide exchange; Green chemistry; Group (IV) metal alkoxides; Polyamides

Indexed keywords

CATALYSE; DEGREE OF POLYMERISATION; DIFFERENT SOLVENTS; GREEN CHEMISTRY; METAL ALKOXIDES; METHYL ESTERS; REACTION TEMPERATURE;

AMIDES; AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSTS; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; HAFNIUM; HAFNIUM COMPOUNDS; METALS; POLYAMIDES; POLYMERIZATION; PRASEODYMIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84878801078     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2013.03.032     Document Type: Article

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