Preparation of Narrow Polydispersity Polycaprolactone Catalyzed by Cationic Zirconocene Complexes
- 1 August 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Chemistry Letters
- Vol. 24 (8) , 737-738
- https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.1995.737
Abstract
Various cationic zirconocene complexes effectively catalyzed polymerization of ε-caprolactone in a living fashion at ambient temperature to afford polycaprolactone possessing narrow molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn = 1.06–1.3). The efficiency of the catalyst in the polymerization was enhanced by modifying the structure of cyclopentadienyl ligands.Keywords
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