Enzymatic synthesis of poly(tetramethylene carbonate) from diethyl carbonate and 1,4-butanediol

Authors
Matsumura, S Harai, S Toshima, K
Citation
S. Matsumura et al., Enzymatic synthesis of poly(tetramethylene carbonate) from diethyl carbonate and 1,4-butanediol, P JPN AC B, 75(6), 1999, pp. 117-121
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPAN ACADEMY SERIES B-PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
ISSN journal
03862208 → ACNP
Volume
75
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
117 - 121
Database
ISI
SICI code
0386-2208(199906)75:6<117:ESOPCF>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Diethyl carbonate and 1,4-butanediol were polymerized using lipase at a tem perature between 70 and 75 degrees C to yield poly(tetramethylene carbonate ) in a successive two-step polymerization. Bulk polymerization, especially at a temperature between 70 and 75 degrees C, and preferably using immobili zed lipase from Candida antarctica (Novozym 435) gave poly(tetramethylene c arbonate) with a weight-average molecular weight of greater than 40,000.