A Rapid Eco-Friendly Synthesis of Poly(butylene succinate) by a Direct Polyesterification under Microwave Irradiation

A rapid and eco‐friendly synthesis of poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) using microwaves was developed in the presence of 1,3‐dichloro‐1,1,3,3‐tetrabutyldistannoxane as catalyst. To determine the optimum conditions, the effect of catalyst concentration, bulk vs. solution polymerization, reaction time,...

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Published in:Macromolecular rapid communications. 2005-07, Vol.26 (14), p.1163-1167
Main Authors: Velmathi, Sivan, Nagahata, Ritsuko, Sugiyama, Jun-ichi, Takeuchi, Kazuhiko
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
biodegradable
distannoxane catalyst
Exact sciences and technology
microwave irradiation
Organic polymers
Physicochemistry of polymers
poly(butylene succinate)
Polycondensation
Preparation, kinetics, thermodynamics, mechanism and catalysts
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Summary:A rapid and eco‐friendly synthesis of poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) using microwaves was developed in the presence of 1,3‐dichloro‐1,1,3,3‐tetrabutyldistannoxane as catalyst. To determine the optimum conditions, the effect of catalyst concentration, bulk vs. solution polymerization, reaction time, temperature, and stoichiometry of the monomers were studied. Based on the optimum conditions, PBS with a weight‐average molecular weight of 2.35 × 104 was obtained in a short time of 20 min. Synthesis of poly(butylene succinate) under microwave irradiation.
ISSN:1022-1336
1521-3927
DOI:10.1002/marc.200500176