Junpeng Zhao, David Pahovnik, Yves Gnanou and Nikos Hadjichristidis
Polym. Chem., 2014,5, 3750-3753
DOI:
10.1039/C4PY00429A,
Communication
Metal-free polymerization of ethylene oxide (EO) catalyzed by a relatively mild phosphazene base (t-BuP2) was proven feasible, which enabled the one-pot sequential polymerization of EO, ε-caprolactone, and L-lactide. Using either 3-phenyl-1-propanol or water as an initiator, the corresponding triblock or pentablock terpolymers were easily prepared.