| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1400007 | European Polymer Journal | 2010 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Polymers of ε-caprolactone were synthesized by microwave-assisted polymerization initiated with polyethylene glycols (PEG 200 and PEG 300) and monodisperse diols (mono-, di-, tri-, tetra- and hexaethylene glycol) and tin octoate as catalyst. These polymers were characterized by different chromatographic techniques (SEC, LAC and LCCC) and MALDI-TOF-MS. A comparison with commercially available polycaprolactone diols with molecular weight 530 and 830 showed that the new polymers had a much higher content of triblock structures, while the commercial samples contained considerable amounts of diblocks.
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Authors
Hasnat Ahmed, Bernd Trathnigg, C. Oliver Kappe, Robert Saf,