Summary of the thesis
This works aims at reporting a novel strategy that combines controlled ring-opening polymerization of lactones initiated by a cyclic tin(IV) dialkoxide and intramolecular cyclization by photo-cross-linking of pendant unsaturations next to the propagating sites. No linear species is ever involved in the polymerization, which allows higher molecular weight macrocycles to be prepared with high efficiency. Moreover, the synthetic route is very flexible to the point where macrocyclic polyesters with more complex although well-defined architectures, such as tadpole-shaped and sun-shaped copolyesters, can be tailored. Synthesis of well-defined star- and eight-shaped polyesters and twin tadpole-shaped amphiphilic copolymers has also been explored by using a spirocyclic tin(IV) alkoxide as initiator.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BICfB/oai:ETDULg:ULgetd-01292007-173933 |
| Date | 25 January 2007 |
| Creators | Li, Haiying |
| Contributors | Lecomte, Ph., Kricheldorf, H.R., Jerome, R., Dubois, Ph., Detrembleur, C., Demonceau, A. |
| Publisher | Universite de Liege |
| Source Sets | Bibliothèque interuniversitaire de la Communauté française de Belgique |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://bictel.ulg.ac.be/ETD-db/collection/available/ULgetd-01292007-173933/ |
| Rights | restricted, Je certifie avoir complété et signé le contrat BICTEL/e remis par le gestionnaire facultaire. |
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