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Synthesis of Poly[(ethylene carbonate)‐ co ‐(ethylene oxide)] Copolymer by Phosphazene‐Catalyzed ROP
Author(s) -
Yang Hongjun,
Yan Manqing,
Pispas Stergios,
Zhang Guangzhao
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/macp.201100391
Subject(s) - copolymer , phosphazene , polymer chemistry , ethylene oxide , glass transition , ethylene , monomer , thermal decomposition , catalysis , ethylene carbonate , chemistry , polymerization , amorphous solid , materials science , polymer , organic chemistry , electrode , electrolyte
Abstract Poly[(ethylene carbonate)‐ co ‐(ethylene oxide)] is synthesized by ROP of 1,3‐dioxolan‐2‐one using 1‐ tert ‐butyl‐4,4,4‐tris(dimethylamino)‐2,2‐bis[tris(dimethylamino)phosphoranylidenamino]‐2Λ5,Λ5‐catenadiphosphazene as the catalyst. NMR spectroscopy shows that the copolymer chain consists of EO‐EC‐EO‐EO sequences. GPC measurements indicate a PDI of 1.43–1.66 and show that the molecular weight increases with monomer conversion. Thermal analysis demonstrates that the copolymer is amorphous with a glass transition temperature of about –42 °C and an onset decomposition temperature of about 200 °C.