Ring-opening Polymerization of 6-Caprolactone by Lanthanide Tris（ 2,6- dimethylphenolate ） s

摘要

Lanthanide tris ( 2,6-dimethylphenolate ) s [ Ln ( ODMP)3 ] were used as iniliators for ring-opening polymerization of e-caprolac-tone (CL) for the first time. The influence of different rare earth elements and solvents was investigated. 1H NMR spectral data of polycaprolactone (PCL) obtained showed that the poly-merization mechanism is in agreement with the coordination-in-sertion mechanism and the selective cleavage of the acyl-oxygen bond of CL.