Computational evaluation of zirconocene catalysts for ε-caprolactone cationic ring-opening polymerization
Abstract This quantum chemical study presents the ligand effect and a structure–property relationship in the cationic ring-opening polymerization (CROP) of ε-caprolactone using zirconocene catalysts. We first examined the effects of catalyst structure on the initiation and chain propagation steps of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2024-02-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54157-y |