Results of PO and CO2 copolymerization with ground DMC as catalystsa.
| Entry | Polymer | Catalyst | M n/Mw/PDI | TONb | Composition (%)c | TGA−10%/°C | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f CO2 | f PO | f PC | ||||||
| 1 | PPC-Blank | DMC-Blank | 4981/5378/1.08 | 0.53 | 18.48 | 76.98 | 29.89 | 149.41 | 
| 2 | PPC-PF6 | DMC-PF6 | 3354/3377/1.01 | 4.40 | 26.81 | 67.44 | 48.28 | 140.79 | 
| 3 | PPC-BF4 | DMC-BF4 | 2964/2973/1.00 | 1.20 | 29.00 | 65.00 | 53.85 | 145.40 | 
| 4 | PPC-Br | DMC-Br | 3751/3798/1.01 | 2.53 | 26.51 | 67.78 | 47.54 | 177.49 | 
| 5 | PPC-Cl | DMC-Cl | 3584/3631/1.01 | 1.31 | 24.74 | 69.30 | 43.32 | 136.07 | 
Reaction conditions: PO 30 mL, the Zn–Fe DMC complexes 0.5 g, CO2 pressure 3 MPa, 60 °C 24 h.
Turnover number(TON) in g·polymer/g·Zn and turnover frequency in g·polymer/g·Zn h.
Determined by 1H NMR spectra. fCO2 = (A4.78 + A4.06) × 44/(A4.78 + A4.06) × 44 + (A4.78 + A4.06) × 58 + A3.27–3.73 × 58. fPO = (A4.78 + A4.06 + A3.24–3.71)/[2(A4.78 + A4.06) + A3.27–3.73]. fPC = (A4.78 + A4.06)/(A4.78 + A4.06 + A3.27–3.73).