Table 4.
Homopolymerization of fluorinated lactones using 4.
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Entry | Lactone | RF | t (h) | Conv. (%)b | Mn (g/mol)c | Mw/Mnc | Tg (°C)d | Tm (°C)d |
1 | 3a | ![]() |
6 | >95 | 17,000 | 1.13 | 14 | nde |
2 | 3b | ![]() |
6 | >95 | 20,000 | 1.14 | −12 | nde |
3 | 3c | ![]() |
2 | >95 | 18,000 | 1.16 | 4 | nde |
4 | 3d | ![]() |
2 | >95 | 16,000 | 1.11 | nde | 82 |
5 | 3e | ![]() |
6 | >95 | 8,000 | 1.21 | 24 | nde |
6 | 3g | ![]() |
6 | >95 | 23,000f | 1.16 | 53 | nde |
Polymerization conditions: [lactone]/[4] = 100, [lactone] = 1.0 M in toluene, Trxn = 50 °C.
Determined by 1H NMR spectroscopy of crude reaction mixture.
Determined using gel-permeation chromatography in THF; calibrated with polystyrene standards.
Determined by differential scanning calorimetry.
nd = not detected.
Mn = 34,000 determined by end group analysis.