Microwave-Assisted Cationic Ring-Opening Polymerization of 2-Oxazolines
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Luef, Klaus P.; Hoogenboom, Richard; Schubert, Ulrich S.; Wiesbrock, Frank
- Abstract:
- More than any other polymer class, the synthesis of (co-)poly
(2-oxazoline)s has benefited tremendously from the introduction of microwave
reactors into chemical laboratories. This review focuses on research activities in
the area of (co-)poly(2-oxazoline)s prepared by microwave-assisted syntheses and
summarizes the current state-of-the-art for microwave-assisted syntheses of
2-oxazoline monomers, microwave-assisted ring-opening (co-)polymerizations of
2-oxazolines, and prominent examples of post-polymerization modifications of
(co-)poly(2-oxazoline)s. Special attention is paid to kinetic analyses of the
microwave-assisted polymerization of 2-oxazolines and to the discussion of
non-thermal microwave effects.
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- Year:
- 2016
- Type of Publication:
- Article
- Journal:
- Advances in Polymer Science
- Number:
- 274
- Pages:
- 183 - 208
- DOI:
- 10.1007/12_2015_340