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Thermodynamic and Kinetic Polymerizability of Cyclic Esters
Author(s) -
Duda Andrzej,
Kowalski Adam,
Libiszowski Jan,
Penczek Stanislaw
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.200550607
Subject(s) - polymerization , monomer , ring opening polymerization , polymer chemistry , kinetics , chirality (physics) , chemistry , kinetic energy , lactide , materials science , organic chemistry , polymer , chiral symmetry , physics , quantum mechanics , nambu–jona lasinio model , quark
Abstract Recent advances in the controlled ring‐opening polymerization (ROP) of cyclic aliphatic esters are reviewed with a particular attention to thermodynamics and kinetics of the polymerization of industrially important monomers, namely: lactide (LA), 1,4‐dioxan‐2‐one (DX), and ϵ‐caprolactone (CL). For comparison, polymerization of β‐lactones is discussed. Progress in stereocontrolled polymerization of monomers bearing centers of chirality [LA and β‐butyrolactone (BL)] is also briefly reviewed.