I. R. Lednev, I. D. Grishin, E. V. Salomatina, S. D. Zaitsev, L. A. Smirnova
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Abstract
The need for titanium compounds for homogeneous catalysis is gradually increasing due to their non-toxic properties and catalytic activity. In this study, a new titanium (IV) salicylate complex was obtained capable of catalyzing the polymerization of ε-caprolactone and D,L–lactide with benzyl alcohol as co-initiator. The catalyst was investigated by different methods like MALDI, NMR-spectroscopy and XRD. This new titanium complex has proven to be an effective catalyst for ROP reactions at 120 °C. This catalyst has shown significant efficiency due to the high molecular weight of the resulting polymer (Mw ~ 80,000) and a narrow dispersity (Mw/Mn < 1.3).
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"Polymer Bulletin" is a comprehensive academic journal on polymer science founded in 1988. It was founded under the initiative of the late Mr. Wang Baoren, a famous Chinese chemist and educator. This journal is co-sponsored by the Chinese Chemical Society, the Institute of Chemistry, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences and is supervised by the China Association for Science and Technology. It is a core journal and is publicly distributed at home and abroad.
"Polymer Bulletin" is a monthly magazine with multiple columns, including a project application guide, outlook, review, research papers, highlight reviews, polymer education and teaching, information sharing, interviews, polymer science popularization, etc. The journal is included in the CSCD Chinese Science Citation Database. It serves as the source journal for Chinese scientific and technological paper statistics and the source journal of Peking University's "Overview of Chinese Core Journals."