## Abstract **Summary:** Investigations regarding the cationic ring‐opening polymerization of 2‐phenyl‐2‐oxazoline under microwave irradiation and conventional heating are reported. This study was inspired by contradictory reports of the (non‐)existence of non‐thermal microwave effects that might a
Microwave Accelerated Polymerization of 2-Phenyl-2-oxazoline
✍ Scribed by Sebastian Sinnwell; Helmut Ritter
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 132 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1022-1336
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Summary: We studied the cationic ring‐opening polymerization of 2‐phenyl‐2‐oxazoline under microwave irradiation. A comparison with thermal heating shows a great enhancement in the reaction rates while the living character of the polymerization is conserved. The polymerizations were performed at the temperature of boiling butyronitrile (123 °C). The polymerization of 2‐phenyl‐2‐oxazoline under microwave conditions, described herein for the first time, is shown to be a rapid and environmentally friendly alternative to the classical methods.
Schematic of the activation of the reactive site by microwave irradiation.
imageSchematic of the activation of the reactive site by microwave irradiation.
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