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Synthesis, characterization and ring opening activity of barium mercaptoacetate towards ε-caprolactone

Polymer Bulletin volume 76, pages 5381–5397 (2019)Cite this article

Abstract

A novel alkaline earth metal salt such as barium mercaptoacetate (Ba-MA) was successfully synthesized and characterized by various analytical techniques such as FTIR spectroscopy, UV–visible spectroscopy, XRD, particle size analysis and SEM. Further, its application towards the ring opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone (CL) as a novel initiator was tested at two different experimental conditions such as monomer to initiator ratio [M/I] variation and temperature variation under nitrogen atmosphere with mild stirring condition. The poly(caprolactone) (PCL) formation in the presence of Ba-MA was confirmed by measuring the melting temperature (Tm), degradation temperature (Td), XRD and GPC of PCL. The Tm of PCL varied between 68.4 and 71.6 °C while increasing the [M/I]. The chemical structure and functional groups of PCL were confirmed by NMR spectroscopy and FTIR spectroscopy, respectively. The band gap (Eg) value increased with the increase in [M/I] ratio due to the decrease in Ba content.

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Dr. N. Sundararajan, Associate Professor, Department of English, KCET, Virudhunagar is gratefully acknowledged for his valuable help during the preparation of this manuscript.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan

    R. Anbarasan & Kuo-Lun Tung

  2. Department of Polymer Technology, Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu, 626 001, India

    L. Kannammal & B. Meenarathi

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Anbarasan, R., Kannammal, L., Meenarathi, B. et al. Synthesis, characterization and ring opening activity of barium mercaptoacetate towards ε-caprolactone. Polym. Bull. 76, 5381–5397 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-018-2658-6

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Keywords

  • Ba-mercaptoacetate
  • Ring opening polymerization
  • Degradation temperature
  • Band gap energy