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A Rapid Eco‐Friendly Synthesis of Poly(butylene succinate) by a Direct Polyesterification under Microwave Irradiation
Author(s) -
Velmathi Sivan,
Nagahata Ritsuko,
Sugiyama Junichi,
Takeuchi Kazuhiko
Publication year - 2005
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.200500176
Subject(s) - polybutylene succinate , microwave irradiation , microwave , monomer , materials science , catalysis , irradiation , polymerization , polymer chemistry , environmentally friendly , stoichiometry , chemical engineering , polymer , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , quantum mechanics , nuclear physics , engineering , biology , ecology , physics
Summary: A rapid and eco‐friendly synthesis of poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) using microwaves was developed in the presence of 1,3‐dichloro‐1,1,3,3‐tetrabutyldistannoxane as catalyst. To determine the optimum conditions, the effect of catalyst concentration, bulk vs. solution polymerization, reaction time, temperature, and stoichiometry of the monomers were studied. Based on the optimum conditions, PBS with a weight‐average molecular weight of 2.35 × 10 4 was obtained in a short time of 20 min.Synthesis of poly(butylene succinate) under microwave irradiation.