Caprolactone—allyl glycidyl ether

Structure—Property Behavior of Caprolactone—Allyl Glycidyl Ether Copolymers Cross-Linked by Electron-Beam Irradiation... 

In order to achieve lower gelation doses for saturated linear aliphatic polyesters such as polycaprolactone, certain functional groups including unsaturation can be incorporated. In this regard, and as will be discussed here, e-caprolactone has been copolymerized with a relatively small amount of allyl glycidyl ether. Therefore, the randomly distributed allyl glycidyl ether units(2-6 mole percent) in the synthesized caprolactone-allyl... 

Figure 1. Synthetic scheme for the CL-AGE copolymers (1)aluminum-porphyrin catalyst (2)e-caprolactone (3)allyl glycidyl ether (4)caprolactone and allyl glycidyl ether copolymer.

C6H10O2 Acetyl butyryl Allyl glycidyl ether Allyl propionate e-Caprolactone monomer Cyclopentane carboxylic acid Ethyl crotonate Ethyl methacrylate 5-Hexalactone y-Hexalactone... 

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