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  4. Synthesis of Copolymer from 1,3,5-Trioxane and ε-Caprolactone Catalysed by Treated Bentonite as Eco-Catalyst

Synthesis of Copolymer from 1,3,5-Trioxane and ε-Caprolactone Catalysed by Treated Bentonite as Eco-Catalyst

JCCT.
2023;
Volume 17, Number 1
: pp. 80 - 87
https://doi.org/10.23939/chcht17.01.081
Authors:
  1. Benmoussa Mahi Hanane
  2. Mohammed Issam Ferrahi
1
Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Exact and Applied Sciences, University Oran 1
2
Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Exact and Applied Sciences, University Oran

This study presents a novel green method for copolymerizing 1,3,5-trioxane (TOX) with ε caprolactone (CL). This technique uses Maghnite-H+ (Mag-H+) as a bulk green catalyst. Various techniques were used to confirm the structure of the resulting copolymer. The influencing factors on the copolymerization reaction were also studied. The results show that the best copolymer yield (46.3 %) was obtained via bulk copolymerization at a temperature of 353 K for a reaction time of 8 h.

copolymerization
1,3,5-Trioxane
Maghnite- H+
polyoxymethylene
ε-caprolactone
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