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Ring‐Opening Polymerization of Ethylene Carbonate Catalyzed with Ionic Liquids: Imidazolium Chloroaluminate and Chlorostannate Melts
Author(s) -
Kadokawa Junichi,
Iwasaki Yasuhiro,
Tagaya Hideyuki
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/1521-3927(20020901)23:13<757::aid-marc757>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - ionic liquid , ethylene carbonate , polymerization , ethylene , polymer chemistry , carbonate , ring opening polymerization , decarboxylation , chemistry , ether , materials science , organic chemistry , polymer , catalysis , electrode , electrolyte
Ring‐opening polymerization of ethylene carbonate in the presence of ionic liquids, 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium chloroaluminate melt and 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium chlorostannate melt, has been investigated. Polymerization takes place accompanied with decarboxylation even at temperatures below 100°C under the reaction conditions selected to give poly(ethylene ether‐carbonate)s.