Ring-opening copolymerization thermodynamics and kinetics of γ-valerolactone/ϵ-caprolactone.

The general misconception that γ-lactones are not thermodynamically polymerizable has limited the development of all γ-lactone-based copolymers. A few studies have reported copolymerization of these five-membered cyclic esters with more reactive monomers, yet a systematic investigation of kinetics a...

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Main Authors: Mariacristina Gagliardi, Angelo Bifone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6013151?pdf=render