Table 1 Cationic copolymerization of MDOP and γBLa

From: Cationic ring-opening copolymerization of a cyclic acetal and γ-butyrolactone: monomer sequence transformation and polymerization–depolymerization control by vacuuming or temperature changes

Entry

Conc (M)

Catalyst

Time

Conv (%)c

Mn × 10–3 d

Mw/Mnd

Units per blocke

MDOPb

γBL

MDOP

γBL

MDOP

γBL

1

0.50

0.50

EtSO3H

143 h

0

0

2

2.5

0.50

EtSO3H

119 h

8

9

0.8

2.91

4.6

1.1

3

2.5

2.0

EtSO3H

335 h

28

15

2.1 [10]f

7.44

2.5

1.2

4

2.5

2.0

PhSO3H

244 h

28

17

2.2 [7.8]f

5.23

2.5

1.2

5

2.5

2.0

C6H2Cl3SO3H

170 h

38

26

1.4

3.07

2.3

1.2

6

2.5

4.0

EtSO3H

336 h

43

18

3.2 [8.0]f

4.56

1.8

1.3

7

5.0

2.0

EtSO3H

270 h

59

43

6.2 [19]f

6.15

3.1

1.1

8

5.0

EtSO3H

216 h

0

  1. a[Catalyst]0 = 4.0 mM, in toluene at 30 °C
  2. bSynthesized from HBVE in situ (Scheme 1H)
  3. cDetermined by 1H NMR
  4. dDetermined by GPC (polystyrene calibration)
  5. eBy 1H NMR
  6. fValues for the main peak