Fast and ‘‘green’’ living cationic ring opening polymerization of 2-ethyl-2-oxazoline in ionic liquids under microwave irradiation

Guerrero-Sanchez, Carlos; Hoogenboom, Richard; Schubert, Ulrich S.

Abstract:

The living cationic ring opening polymerization of 2-ethyl-2- oxazoline performed in an ionic liquid under microwave irradiation showed an enhanced polymerization rate in comparison to the reaction in common organic solvents; the ionic liquid was efficiently recovered and reused in new reaction cycles, completely avoiding the use of organic volatile compounds.

Year:

2006

Type of Publication:

Article

Journal:

Chemical Communications

Pages:

3797 - 3799