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Sn(OTf)<sub>2</sub> catalyzed continuous flow ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone

Ning Zhu, Zilong Zhang, Weiyang Feng, Yuqiang Zeng, Zhongyue Li, Zheng Fang, Kai Zhang, Zhenjiang Li, Kai Guo

RSC Advances · 2015 · 23 citations · 51 references

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Abstract

A simple PTFE tubular microreactor based platform was successfully developed to conduct Sn(OTf)<sub>2</sub> catalyzed ε-caprolactone polymerization with better control of reaction conditions, faster polymerizations and narrower molecular weight distributions.

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