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A New Strategy to Synthesize α,ω-Dihydroxy Multiblock Copolymers via [CpRu(CH3 CN)3 ]PF6 /Quinaldic Acid Catalyst
Xiuzhong Zhu1, Zichao Wang1, Jie Liu1
1Ministry of Education and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology, The Key Laboratory of Space Applied Physics and Chemistry, School of Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, P. R. China.
Abstract:
In this study, a new strategy to synthesize random and alternating multiblock copolymers (MBCs) by the polycondensation of macromonomers' terminal hydroxyl groups with [CpRu(CH3 CN)3 ]PF6 /quinaldic acid as the catalyst is reported, which is often used for the preparation of a variety of biological small molecules via the reaction of allyl ethers. The degrees of hydroxyl functionality (Fn ) of the MBCs are assessed by titration, and the presence of hydroxyl on both the ends of MBCs is also confirmed by a chain-extension experiment of the ring-opening polymerization of D,L-lactide.
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