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A pragmatic calcium‐based initiator for the synthesis of polycaprolactone copolymers
Author(s) -
Colwell John M,
WentrupByrne Edeline,
George Graeme A,
Schué François
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.4823
Subject(s) - polycaprolactone , polymer chemistry , copolymer , ethylene glycol , polymerization , gel permeation chromatography , peg ratio , ring opening polymerization , materials science , chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer , finance , economics
Further understanding of the mechanism of the controlled ring‐opening polymerisation of ϵ‐caprolactone in the melt (70‐133 °C) using a simple calcium hydride‐based initiator has been made.