Abstract
This paper reports the synthesis and characterization of hydroxyl functionalized poly(butyl vinyl ether) oligomers, and block copolymers comprised of poly(butyl vinyl ether) and poly(ϵ-caprolactone). Using the HI/ZnI2 initiating system in toluene at −20°C, monofunctional poly(butyl vinyl ether) oligomers of predicted molecular weights precisely terminated with aldehyde or primary hydroxyl endgroups have been prepared. Furthermore, the primary hydroxyl end functionality has been utilized to initiate ring opening polymerization of ϵ-caprolactone in the presence of stannous octanoate as the catalyst. This ring opening reaction provides an entry into new poly[(butyl vinyl ether)-block-poly(ϵ-caprolactone)] copolymers.
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