ISSN:
1022-1336
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
Kinetics of polymerization of ε-caprolactone (CL) initiated with tin(II) octoate (Sn(Oct)2) in THF as a solvent at 80°C was studied. The results strongly indicate that polymerization initiated with Sn(Oct)2 proceeds on the tin(II)-alkoxide bond and are not compatible with a mechanism in which propagation was proposed to proceed by a nucleophilic attack of the …—OH ended macromolecules on the monomer-Sn(Oct)2 complex.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource