Theoretical investigation on the mechanism and kinetics of the ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone initiated by tin(II) alkoxides

• Main Authors: Chanchai Sattayanon, Nawee Kungwan, Winita Punyodom, Puttinan Meepowpan, Siriporn Jungsuttiwong
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84890860929&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/47425
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

A theoretical investigation of the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) mechanism of ε-caprolactone (CL) with tin(II) alkoxide, Sn(OR) 2 initiators (R = n-C 4 H 9 , i-C 4 H 9 , t-C 4 H 9 , n-C 6 H 13 , n-C 8 H 17 ) was studied. The density functional theory at B3LYP level was used to perform the mode...