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This Thesis describes the synthesis and characterisation of new Main Group and Rare Earth alkyl, amide, alkoxide and borohydride complexes and their use as catalysts for the ring-opening polymerisation (ROP) of ε-caprolactone and rac-lactide.
Chapter 1 introduces ROP from an industrial and academic perspective, as well as polymer characterisation techniques. A literature review is given, with an emphasis placed on Main Group catalysts.
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- Funding agency for:
- Michael G Cushion
- Publication date:
- 2011
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
- URN:
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- Local pid:
- ora:12134
- Language:
- English
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- Copyright holder:
- Dr. Michael Cushion
- Copyright date:
- 2011
- Notes:
- Some content of this thesis has been removed due to copyright reasons.
Thesis
New main group and rare earth complexes and their applications in the ring-opening polymerisation of cyclic esters
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