Catalysis of carbon dioxide and oxetanes to produce aliphatic polycarbonates
Gulzar A. Bhat, Ming Luo, Donald J. Darensbourg
Abstract
This review summarizes the literature for the coupling of CO<sub>2</sub>and oxetanes utilizing a broad range of metal and metal-free catalysts for the production of copolymers either directly or<italic>via</italic>ring-opening polymerization of preformed cyclic carbonates.
Topics & Concepts
CatalysisCarbon dioxidePolymerizationCopolymerRing-opening polymerizationMetalChemistryPolymer chemistryCarbon fibersMaterials sciencePolymerOrganic chemistryChemical engineeringComposite materialEngineeringComposite numberCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties