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Microwave-Assisted Ring-Opening Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone in the Presence of Ionic Liquid

✍ Scribed by Liqiong Liao; Lijian Liu; Chao Zhang; Shaoqin (Sarah) Gong

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2006
Tongue
English
Weight
142 KB
Volume
27
Category
Article
ISSN
1022-1336

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Abstract

Summary: Microwave‐assisted ring‐opening polymerization of ε‐caprolactone in the presence of 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ionic liquid using zinc oxide as a catalyst is investigated. By adding 30 wt.‐% ionic liquid, poly(ε‐caprolactone) with a weight‐average molar mass of 28 500 g · mol^−1^ is obtained at 85 W for 30 min. The results indicate that the polymerization could be efficiently enhanced in the presence of ionic liquids under microwave irradiation because ionic liquids can effectively absorb microwave energy.
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