Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2009, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (3): 397-399.

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Ring-opening Copolymerization of Adipic Anhydride and Propylene Oxide Catalyzed by Yttrium Triflates

CHEN Feng, ZHU Wei-pu* and SHEN Zhi-quan*   

  1. Institute of Polymer Science, Key Laboratory of Macromolecule Synthesis and Functionalization, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
  • Received:2008-03-07 Revised:2008-05-21 Online:2009-05-25 Published:2009-08-07
  • Contact: ZHU Wei-pu, E-mail: carrols@163.com; SHEN Zhi-quan, E-mail: zhiquan_shen@163.com
  • Supported by:

    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.20704036, Key Program 20434020) and the State Basic Research Projects of China(No.2005CB623802).

Abstract:

The ring-opening copolymerization of adipic anhydride with propylene oxide was carried out with yttrium triflates as a catalyst. Poly(propylene adipate) could be synthesized by controlling the copolymerization conditions. The copolymerization procedure was tracked by 1H NMR analyses.

Key words: Adipic anhydride; Propylene oxide; Polyester; Ring-opening copolymerization; Yttrium triflate