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Synthesis of polymers via cationic ring-opening polymerization using (NH4)3PW12O40-SiO2 composite catalyst

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Composite catalyst of heteropolyacid ammonium salt, (NH4)3PW12O40, and SiO2 was prepared by sol–gel method. The resultant catalyst ((NH4)3PW12O40-SiO2, 3.38wt%) having W/Si molar ratio of 2/8 enabled to proceed ring-opening polymerizations of tetrahydrofuran (THF), ε-caprolactone (CL), and glycidyl phenyl ether (GPE) to give the corresponding poly(THF), poly(CL), and poly(GPE) having number-average molecular weights (Mn) of 6610, 4010, and 2370 with polydispersity index (Mw/Mn) of 1.57, 1.36, and 1.49 in 24%, 88%, and 59% yields, respectively. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) spectra of poly(CL) and poly(GPE) exhibited that Brønsted acid induced from (NH4)3PW12O40-SiO2 is the only one species that initiates the polymerization.

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This study was partly supported by the Nanotechnology Platform Program (Molecule and Material Synthesis) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan.

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  1. Faculty of Education, Graduate Faculty of Interdisciplinary Research, University of Yamanashi, 4-4-37, Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi, 400-8510, Japan

    Hisatoyo Morinaga

  2. Faculty of Education and Human Sciences, University of Yamanashi, 4-4-37, Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi, 400-8510, Japan

    Fumiya Nishio

  3. Advanced Course in Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Kochi College, 200-1, Monobe Otsu, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8508, Japan

    Sougo Yamashima

  4. Department of Social Design Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Kochi College, 200-1, Monobe Otsu, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8508, Japan

    Hirotoshi Nakabayashi

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Morinaga, H., Nishio, F., Yamashima, S. et al. Synthesis of polymers via cationic ring-opening polymerization using (NH4)3PW12O40-SiO2 composite catalyst. J Polym Res 27, 325 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-020-02279-y

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