Investigation of the Mechanism of Cationic Polymerization of ∊-Caprolactone

1 July 1974

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Macromolecular Science: Part A - Chemistry

Vol. 8 (4) , 819-828
https://doi.org/10.1080/00222337408066400

Abstract

In the present study the kinetics of the cationic polymerization of lactones has been considered. The differences in basicities of a monomer and a polymer in various systems have been taken into account. The kinetic data on ∊-caprolactone polymerization obtained have been discussed on the basis of the mechanism including the following reactions: 1) chain propagation; 2) reversible combination of the active centers by the carbonyl group of the monomer; and 3) reversible combination of the active centers by the carbonyl group of the polymer.

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