Ring-opening mechanism of epoxides with alcohol and tertiary amines
Yongzhuang Du, Xiaoqiang Xue, Qimin Jiang, Wenyan Huang, Hongjun Yang, Li Jiang, Bibiao Jiang, Sridhar Komarneni
Abstract
The ring-opening reaction of epoxides with alcohol and tertiary amines was studied. NMR spectroscopy analysis confirmed that glycidol has a different ring-opening polymerization mechanism than other epoxides in the presence of tertiary amines.
Topics & Concepts
GlycidolRing (chemistry)ChemistryAlcoholTertiary alcoholsEpoxideRing-opening polymerizationTertiary amineMechanism (biology)Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopyOrganic chemistryPolymerizationPolymer chemistryMedicinal chemistryCatalysisPolymerEpistemologyPhilosophyCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisSynthetic Organic Chemistry Methodsbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties