Can block copolymers be synthesized by a single-step chemoenzymatic route in supercritical carbon dioxide?

Christopher J Duxbury; Wenxin Wang; Matthijs de Geus; Andreas Heise; Steven M Howdle

doi:10.1021/ja042903o

Can block copolymers be synthesized by a single-step chemoenzymatic route in supercritical carbon dioxide?

J Am Chem Soc. 2005 Mar 2;127(8):2384-5. doi: 10.1021/ja042903o.

Authors

Christopher J Duxbury¹, Wenxin Wang, Matthijs de Geus, Andreas Heise, Steven M Howdle

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, UK.

PMID: 15724980
DOI: 10.1021/ja042903o

Abstract

We demonstrate the single-step one-pot synthesis of block copolymers by simultaneous enzymatic ring-opening polymerization and chemically catalyzed atom transfer radical polymerization in supercritical carbon dioxide. Both catalyst systems function simultaneously under these conditions, providing a simple route to the formation of block copolymers of dissimilar monomers.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Caproates / chemistry*
Carbon Dioxide / chemistry*
Lactones / chemistry*
Methylmethacrylates / chemistry*
Polyesters / chemical synthesis*
Polyesters / chemistry
Polymethyl Methacrylate / chemical synthesis*
Polymethyl Methacrylate / chemistry
Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization

Substances

Caproates
Lactones
Methylmethacrylates
Polyesters
Carbon Dioxide
polycaprolactone
caprolactone
Polymethyl Methacrylate