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Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Vol.25, No.1, 382-386, 2004
High-throughput automated parallel evaluation of zinc-based catalysts for the copolymerization of CHO and CO2 to polycarbonates
Copolymerization of CO2 and oxiranes using high-pressure autoclaves typically allows one experiment per reactor per day. As a high-throughput approach for this chemistry would be extremely valuable, a parallel setup has been validated for the copolymerization of CO2 and cyclohexene oxide (CHO) with two beta-diiminato zinc complexes. Molecular weights, polydispersities and activities were found to be comparable with literature values.
Keywords:carbon dioxide;catalysis;copolymerization;high-throughput experimentation;parallel synthesis