Room temperature cationic polymerization of β-pinene using modified AlCl3 catalyst: toward sustainable plastics from renewable biomass resources

Nadezhda A. Kukhta; Irina V. Vasilenko; Sergei V. Kostjuk

doi:10.1039/C1GC15593H

Room temperature cationic polymerization of β-pinene using modified AlCl₃ catalyst: toward sustainable plastics from renewable biomass resources

Nadezhda A. Kukhta,^a Irina V. Vasilenko^a and Sergei V. Kostjuk*^a

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Abstract

The polymerization of β-pinene is efficiently prompted by AlCl₃ etherates to afford relatively high molecular weight polymers (M_n = 9000–14 000 g mol⁻¹) with good thermal properties (T_g = 82–87 °C) at room temperature and low catalyst content (2.5–5.5 mM).

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The article was received on 24 May 2011, accepted on 07 Jul 2011 and first published on 26 Jul 2011

Article type: Communication

DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15593H

Citation: Green Chem., 2011,13, 2362-2364

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Room temperature cationic polymerization of β-pinene using modified AlCl₃ catalyst: toward sustainable plastics from renewable biomass resources

N. A. Kukhta, I. V. Vasilenko and S. V. Kostjuk, Green Chem., 2011, 13, 2362
DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15593H
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Room temperature cationic polymerization of β-pinene using modified AlCl₃ catalyst: toward sustainable plastics from renewable biomass resources

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