Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactones Initiated with Metal Hydroxide-Activated Macrocyclic Ligands: Determination of Mechanism and Structure of Polymers

International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 457-468

  Grobelny, Zbigniew ^a   Matlengiewicz, Marek ^a   Skrzeczyna, Kinga ^a   Swinarew, Andrzej ^a   Golba, Sylwia ^a   Jurek Suliga, Justyna ^a   Michalak, Michał ^b   Swinarew, Beata ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c Department of Elastomers and Rubber Technology   (Poland)

Author keywords

Anionic polymerization; Polyesters; Reaction mechanism

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION; BIOACTIVITY; LIGANDS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; POLYESTERS; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE; ALKALI METAL HYDROXIDES; BUTYROLACTONES; CAPROLACTONE; MACRO-CYCLIC LIGANDS; METAL HYDROXIDE; POLYMER FRACTIONS; REACTION MECHANISM;

RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 84936747999     PISSN: 1023666X     EISSN: 15635341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1023666X.2015.1036219     Document Type: Article

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