Macromolecular engineering of lactones and lactides. 24. Controlled synthesis of (R,S)-β-butyrolactone-b-ε-caprolactone block copolymers by anionic and coordination polymerization
[en] Block copolymers of (R,S)-β-butyrolactone and ε-caprolactone have been synthesized by combining the anionic polymerization of the first monomer with the coordinative ring-opening polymerization of the second one. The copolymerization yield is close to 100% and the final molecular weight of each sequence can be predicted from the initial monomer-to-initiator molar ratio. The molecular weight distribution of copolymers obtained is quite narrow (Mw/Mn ≤ 1.3). According to NMR and DSC analysis, the polybutyrolactone block is atactic and totally amorphous, in contrast to the polycaprolactone block which is semicrystalline. A partial miscibility of the two blocks in the amorphous phase has however been detected. Thermal and enzymatic degradations of the block copolymers have been investigated. The enzymatic degradation rate promoted by the lipase form Rhizopus arrhizus strongly depends on the copolyester composition and increases with the β-butyrolactone content.
Research center :
Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Disciplines :
Chemistry Materials science & engineering
Author, co-author :
Kurcok, Piotr; Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Zabrze, Poland
Dubois, Philippe ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Sikorska, Wanda; Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Zabrze, Poland
Jedlinski, Zbigniew; Institute of Polymer Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Zabrze, Poland
Jérôme, Robert ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Department of Chemistry > Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM)
Language :
English
Title :
Macromolecular engineering of lactones and lactides. 24. Controlled synthesis of (R,S)-β-butyrolactone-b-ε-caprolactone block copolymers by anionic and coordination polymerization
Publication date :
22 September 1997
Journal title :
Macromolecules
ISSN :
0024-9297
eISSN :
1520-5835
Publisher :
Amer Chemical Soc, Washington, United States - Washington
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