Shang XJ, Zhang WH, Lang JP. A unique cooperative catalytic system carrying metallic iron and 2-hydroxyethyl 2-bromoisobutyrate for the controlled/living ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone.
RSC Adv 2016. [DOI:
10.1039/c5ra22279f]
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Abstract
Iron and 2-hydroxyethyl 2-bromoisobutyrate cooperatively initiates the ε-caprolactone polymerization, yielding polymers with high molecular weight and narrow molecular weight distribution.
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