Weizhong Yuan, Xiaozhen Tang, Xiaobin Huang
Feb 14, 2005
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Abstract Hexakis[p-(hydroxymethyl)phenoxy]cyclotriphosphazene was prepared by the reaction of hexachlorocycltriphosphaneze with the sodium salt of 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde and subsequent reduction of aldehyde groups to alcohol groups by using sodium borohydride. Hexaarmed star-shaped hydroxyl-terminated poly(e-caprolactone) (PCL) were successfully synthesized via ring-opening polymerization of e-caprolactone (CL) with the above hydroxyl-terminated cyclotriphosphazene initiator and stannous octoate catalyst in bulk. The number-average molecular weight of PCL linearly increased with the molar ratio of monomer to initiator. The star-shaped PCL with hydroxy end groups could be used as a macroinitiator for block copolymerization with d , l -lactide ( d , l -LA) and glycolide (GA) using stannous octoate catalyst. IR, 1H NMR and GPC analysis showed the star-block copolymers were successfully synthesized and the molecular weights and the unit composition of the star-shaped block copolymers were controlled by the molar ratios of d , l -LA and GA monomers to CL. The copolymer presented a two-phase structure, namely, PCL crystalline and d , l -LAGA amorphous domains, which made the copolymer different from linear PCL and star-shaped PCL in crystallinity and thermal behaviors.