Poly(d,l-lactide-co-p-dioxanone) (P(LA-co-PDO)) copolymers with different chain microstructures were synthesized by onestep or two-step bulk ring-opening polymerizations of d,l-lactide (LA) and p-dioxanone (...Poly(d,l-lactide-co-p-dioxanone) (P(LA-co-PDO)) copolymers with different chain microstructures were synthesized by onestep or two-step bulk ring-opening polymerizations of d,l-lactide (LA) and p-dioxanone (PDO) monomers using stannous octoate [Sn(Oct)2]/n-dodecanol as the initiating system. The average sequence lengths of the lactidyl (LLA) and dioxanyl (LpDo) units were calculated from the ^1H NMR spectra. It was found that both LLA and Lpoo values from the two-step syntheses were significantly longer than those from the corresponding one-step syntheses, indicating more blocky structure achieved for the twostep copolymers. Corresponding to this difference in microstructure, the two-step copolymers were semi-crystalline, while the one-step copolymers were completely amorphous. In conclusion, the crystallinity of P(LA-co-PDO) copolymers could be adjusted conveniently to meet specific applications by changing the microstructure of the copolymers via different polymerization routes.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Sciences Fund of China(No.50603025)the Opening Project of State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering(Sichuan University).
文摘Poly(d,l-lactide-co-p-dioxanone) (P(LA-co-PDO)) copolymers with different chain microstructures were synthesized by onestep or two-step bulk ring-opening polymerizations of d,l-lactide (LA) and p-dioxanone (PDO) monomers using stannous octoate [Sn(Oct)2]/n-dodecanol as the initiating system. The average sequence lengths of the lactidyl (LLA) and dioxanyl (LpDo) units were calculated from the ^1H NMR spectra. It was found that both LLA and Lpoo values from the two-step syntheses were significantly longer than those from the corresponding one-step syntheses, indicating more blocky structure achieved for the twostep copolymers. Corresponding to this difference in microstructure, the two-step copolymers were semi-crystalline, while the one-step copolymers were completely amorphous. In conclusion, the crystallinity of P(LA-co-PDO) copolymers could be adjusted conveniently to meet specific applications by changing the microstructure of the copolymers via different polymerization routes.