Handbook of ring-opening polymerization [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Philippe Dubois, Olivier Coulembier, and Jean-Marie Raquez

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910145448003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, c2009
• ISBN: 1-282-68623-2; 9786612686238; 3-527-62840-1; 3-527-62378-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (428 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): DuboisPhilippe, Prof; CoulembierOlivier; RaquezJean-Marie
• Disciplina: 547.28; 547.7
• Soggetti: Ring-opening polymerization; Polymers
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Handbook of Ring-Opening Polymerization; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; 1: Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Ring-Opening Polymerization; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Thermodynamics of the Ring-Opening Polymerization; 1.2.1 Equilibrium Monomer Concentration: Ceiling/Floor Temperatures; 1.2.2 Selected Particular Cases; 1.2.2.1 Polymerization in Heterogeneous Systems; 1.2.2.2 Monomer-Polymer-Solvent Interactions; 1.2.2.3 Thermodynamics of Oligomerization; 1.2.3 Thermodynamics of Macrocyclization; 1.2.4 Equilibrium Copolymerization; 1.2.5 Molar Mass Distribution in the Equilibrium Polymerization; 1.3 Kinetics of Ring-Opening Polymerization1.3.1 Thermodynamic and Kinetic Polymerizability; 1.3.2 Kinetics of Living Polymerization; 1.3.2.1 Kinetic Criteria of Living Polymerization; 1.3.2.2 Active Center Interconversions and the Determination of Absolute Rate Constants; 1.3.2.3 Departure from Livingness: Kinetics of Selected Side Reactions; 1.3.2.4 Kinetics of Copolymerization; 1.4 Concluding Remarks; ; References; 2: General Mechanisms in Ring-Opening Polymerization; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Anionic Ring-Opening Polymerization; 2.2.1 General Mechanism; 2.2.2 Activated Monomer Mechanism; 2.3 Cationic Ring-Opening Polymerization2.3.1 General Mechanism; 2.3.2 Activated Monomer Mechanism; 2.3.3 Isomerization Polymerization; 2.4 Radical Ring-Opening Polymerization; 2.5 Summary and Prospects; References; 3: Siloxane-Containing Polymers; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Polydimethylsiloxanes; 3.2.1 Anionic Polymerization; 3.2.1.1 General Considerations; 3.2.1.2 Recent Advances; 3.2.2 Cationic Polymerization; 3.2.2.1 General Considerations; 3.2.2.2 Recent Advances; 3.2.3 Emulsion Polymerization; 3.2.3.1 General Considerations; 3.2.3.2 Recent Advances; 3.2.4 Other Processes; 3.3 Functional Silicones3.3.1 Anionic Polymerization; 3.3.1.1 Homopolymerization of Symmetrical Cyclosiloxanes; 3.3.1.2 Homopolymerization of Asymmetrical Cyclosiloxanes; 3.3.1.3 Copolymerization; 3.3.2 Cationic Polymerization; 3.3.2.1 Homopolymerization of Symmetrical Cyclosiloxanes; 3.3.2.2 Homopolymerization of Asymmetrical Cyclosiloxanes; 3.3.2.3 Copolymerization; 3.3.3 Emulsion Polymerization; 3.4 Polycarbosiloxanes; 3.4.1 Five-Atom Rings; 3.4.2 Larger Cyclocarbosiloxanes; 3.5 Summary and Prospects; Acknowledgments; References; 4: Sulfur-Nitrogen-Phosphorus-Containing Polymers; 4.1 Introduction4.2 Mechanism and Methods in Ring-Opening Polymerization (ROP) of Halogenated Cyclotriphosphazenes; 4.3 Ring-Opening Polymerization and Chemistry of Nonhalogenated Phosphazene Rings; 4.4 Incorporation of Sulfur into Phosphazene Ring Systems, and Their Polymerization Chemistry; 4.4.1 Thiophosphazenes; 4.4.2 Thionylphosphazenes; 4.5 Summary and Prospects; Acknowledgments; References; 5: Polymerization of Cyclic Depsipeptides, Ureas and Urethanes; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Polydepsipeptides; 5.3 Monomers; 5.4 Ring-Opening Polymerization; 5.5 Enzymatic Polymerization; 5.6 Ring Expansion
• Sommario/riassunto: This comprehensive, truly one-stop reference discusses monomers, methods, stereochemistry, industrial applications and more. Chapters written by internationally acclaimed experts in their respective fields cover both basic principles and up-to-date information, ranging from the controlled ring-opening polymerization methods to polymer materials of industrial interest. All main classes of monomers including heterocyclics, cyclic olefins and alkynes, and cycloalkanes, are discussed separately as well as their specificities regarding the ring-opening polymerization techniques, the mechanisms, the