Zinc-catalyzed copolymerization of carbon dioxide and propylene oxide /

affected its catalytic activity. Only a small amount of the

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Main Author: Katsurao, Takumi, 1962-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1994.
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Summary:affected its catalytic activity. Only a small amount of the
alternating polycarbonate production. Low reaction
carbon dioxide has recently been paid attention in the field
carboxyl groups and the steric nature in the vicinity of the
catalysis.
catalyst was considered to be active in the copolymerization
catalyst whose detailed mechanistic studies were hard to
cyclic carbonate formation. Apart from zinc glutarate
dicarboxylate complexes, the carbon number between two
for both a reaction solvent and a reactant was examined in
fumarato)zinc, showed similar polycarbonate yield to zinc
glutarate, and the method of the catalyst preparation
into polymer segments was thought to promote carbon dioxide
of extraction, separation, and reaction medium, its aptitude
perform due to its insolubility, some other zinc compounds
process even in the homogeneous systems. In the zinc
propylene oxide, which is one of the promising reactions for
proved that supercritical carbon dioxide was a suitable
reactions. Great diffusivity of supercritical carbon dioxide
substitute for organic solvents in the copolymerization
supply to the active sites of the zinc species and to afford
temperature appeared to be advantageous to polycarbonate and
the utilization of carbon dioxide, has been investigated from
The zinc-catalyzed copolymerization of carbon dioxide and
various aspects. Above all, considering that supercritical
were studied. A homogeneous catalyst, bis(ethyl
zinc atom might be important factors for the copolymerization
zinc glutarate-catalyzed reactions. As a result, it was
Item Description:"Major subject: Chemistry".
Vita.
Physical Description:ix, 47 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.