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Lipase‐catalyzed ring‐opening polymerization of 1,3‐dioxan‐2‐one
Author(s) -
Kobayashi Shiro,
Kikuchi Hirofumi,
Uyama Hiroshi
Publication year - 1997
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/marc.1997.030180707
Subject(s) - polymerization , candida antarctica , lipase , ring opening polymerization , catalysis , monomer , polymer chemistry , polycarbonate , chemistry , chain growth polymerization , enzyme catalysis , enzyme , polymer , organic chemistry , radical polymerization
Enzymatic ring‐opening polymerization of a 6‐membered cyclic carbonate, 1,3‐dioxan‐2‐one, was investigated by using lipase as catalyst in bulk. Supported lipase derived from Candida antarctica catalyzed the polymerization to give the corresponding aliphatic polycarbonate. Unchanged monomer was recovered in the absence of the enzyme or using an inactivated enzyme, indicating that the present polymerization proceeds through enzymatic catalysis.