Institute of Polymer Science, Key Laboratory of Macromolecule Synthesis and Functionalization, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. China
Abstract:
The ring-opening copolymerization of adipic anhydride with propylene oxide was carried out with yttrium triflates as a catalyst. Poly(propylene adipate) could be synthesized by controlling the copolymerization conditions. The copolymerization procedure was tracked by 1H NMR analyses.