Phosphoramidic acid catalyzed controlled/living ring-opening polymerization of trimethylene carbonate

Jia Chen, Suli Kan, Haidong Xia, Feng Zhou, Xing Chen, Xiaoqin Jiang, Kai Guo, Zhenjiang Li

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Abstract

The ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of trimethylene carbonate (TMC) catalyzed by phosphoramidic acid (PAA) and initiated with benzyl alcohol (BnOH) has been investigated. The polymerization conditions were optimized to afford well-defined polytrimethylene carbonates (PTMCs). The molecular weight of the obtained PTMC with the [TMC]0/[BnOH]0/[PAA]0 ratio of 40:1:1 was analyzed by 1H NMR, Mn = 4180 g mol-1, showed good agreement with that estimated from the initial ratio, Mn = 3830 g mol-1. The kinetics and chain extension experiments have been carried out to further justify the controlled/living nature of this polymerization. The 1H NMR, SEC, and MALDI-TOF MS measurements were applied to analyze the obtained PTMCs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4177-4182
Number of pages6
JournalPolymer
Volume54
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Jul 2013

Keywords

  • Phosphoramidic acid
  • Polytrimethylene carbonate
  • Ring-opening polymerization

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