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Ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone initiated by heteropolyacid

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In this work, phosphotungstic acid (PTA) as a novel initiator was reported for the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of ε-caprolactone (ε-CL). It was found that PTA was an efficient initiator. ROP of ε-CL can be readily initiated by PTA at room temperature and form poly(ε-caprolactone) with narrow molecular weight distribution. Polymerization mechanism study indicates that the polymerization proceeds via acyl-oxygen bond cleavage.

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This study was financially supported by a Meterage Foundation Project (contract grant number: J142006A201).

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    Guangwen Cheng, Xiaodong Fan, Wei Pan & Yuyang Liu

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Cheng, G., Fan, X., Pan, W. et al. Ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone initiated by heteropolyacid. J Polym Res 17, 847–851 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-009-9376-6

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