Title:
Ring-opening polymerization of L -lactide using half-titanocene complexes of the ATiCl2Nu type: Synthesis, characterization, and thermal properties
Languages of Item:
English
Abstract:
Various half-titanocene complexes of the ATiCl2Nu type, where A is the pentamethylcyclopentadienyl (Cp) or indenyl (Ind) group and Nu a nucleophile (ethoxy group or chloride), were used for the polymerization of L-lactide, LLA. In the cases where Nu is an ethoxy group, a 5% excess of ATiCl3 was used to accelerate the polymerization reaction. These systems were proven to be very efficient initiators for the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of LLA in toluene at 130 °C. Kinetic studies revealed that in most cases the polymerization yield was quantitative and the molecular weight increased linearly with time, leading to well-defined PLLA with narrow molecular weight distributions (Mw/Mn ≤ 1.1). LLA was also polymerized by the in situ formation of the initiating system after mixing IndTiCl3, benzyl alcohol, BzOH, and NEt3. The thermal properties of the produced polymers were examined by differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis. The activation energy of the thermal decomposition was calculated by the Ozawa-Flynn-Wall and Kissinger methods. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2013. Copyright © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Authors:
Saridis, E.
Maroulas, S.-D.
Pitsikalis, M.
Journal:
Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry
Keywords:
Benzyl alcohol; Ethoxy group; In-situ formations; Indenyl; Kinetic study; Kissinger methods; L-lactide; Lactides; Narrow molecular weight distributions; Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl; PLLA; Polymerization reaction, Activation energy; Chlorine compounds; Decomposition; Differential scanning calorimetry; Gel permeation chromatography; Polymers; Synthesis (chemical); Thermodynamic properties; Thermogravimetric analysis; Titanium; Toluene, Polymerization
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