Novel tin(II) butoxides for use as initiators in the ring-opening polymerisation of e-caprolactone

• Main Authors: Dumklang M., Pattawong N., Punyodom W., Meepowpan P., Molloy R., Hoffman M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-67650666146&partnerID=40&md5=07f10bd3f128a110859e73189ddad955; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/5894
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Three tin(II) butoxides, namely: tin(II) n-butoxide, Sn(n-OBu)2; tin(II) i-butoxide, Sn(i-OBu)2; and tin(II) t-butoxide, Sn(t-OBu)2 were synthesized for use as coordination-insertion initiators in the bulk ring-opening polymerisation of e-caprolactone (CL) at 120 °C. Two different methods of synthes...