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Journal Article
caprolactone ring-opening polymerization catalyzed by imidazolium-based ionic liquid under mild reaction conditions
2022
Overview
Polycaprolactone is a biodegradable, biocompatible, and versatile polymer commonly used in the pharmaceutical and biomedical industry and the development of new catalysts that allow for the synthesis under milder reaction conditions and in shorter reaction times is an appealing alternative. The iron-containing imidazolium-based ionic liquid 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium heptachlorodiferrate was able to efficiently catalyze the ring-opening polymerization of [epsilon]-caprolactone under mild reaction conditions. Polymerization yields higher than 80% were obtained after 4 h of reaction at temperatures up to 85 °C, using low ionic liquid:[epsilon]-caprolactone molar ratios (1:720 - 1:1500), in the absence of solvent and without an intentionally added alcohol as an initiator. Semi-crystalline polycaprolactones, with molecular weights up to 14 kDa and narrow molecular weight distributions were synthesized. The chemical structure of the polymer was confirmed by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (.sup.1H NMR) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and its crystalline content was estimated from the enthalpy of melting of the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) thermogram. Finally, a caprolactone-activated ROP mechanism mediated by the ionic liquid was suggested.
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