CAPROLACTONE POLYMER

Nonvinyl polymers cured by TAG include polyamides (120), polyamide—polyurethane blends (121), caprolactone polymers (122), terephthalate polymers (123), epoxy resins (124), and acryflc epoxies (125). 

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ZrPA = Zirconium phosphate amorphous, TiPA = Titanium phosphate amorphous, SnPC = Tin phosphate crystaiiine, ZrWP = Zirconium/tungsto. phosphate, MeCN = Acetonitrile, AcOH = Acetic acid, CX = Cyclohexanone, CP = Cyclopentanone, PIN = Pinacolone, AP = Acetophenone, 6-HCA = 6-Hydroxycaproic acid, e-Cap. = e-Caprolactone, Polymer = Polycaprolactone of unknown molecular weight, DVL = S-Valerolactone, t-BA = t-Butylacetate, PhA = Phenyl acetate, PhOH = Phenol,... 

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Another strategy to prepare poly(caprolactone) polymers runs via the use of ROP-reactions and subsequent azide-alkine click reactions. Thus, starting from butenol (59) the ROP... 

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