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A new method is reported for synthesizing AB-type diblock copolymer polycaprolactone-block-polystyrene (PCL-b-PSt) from a novel bifunctional initiator 2.2.2-trichloroethanol (TCE) by combining two different polymerization techniques: enzymatic ring-opening polymerization (ROP) and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Trichloromethyl terminated PCL was prepared by enzymatic ROP of ε-caprolactone (ε-CL) in the presence of Novozyme-435 and TCE as biocatalyst and initiator, respectively, and subsequently employed in ATRP of styrene (St) using CuCl/2, 2′-bipyridine (bpy) as the catalyst system. The GPC and NMR analysis indicated the formation of the diblock copolymer including the biodegradable PCL block and the well-defined PSt block.
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Sha, K., Li, D., Wang, S. et al. Synthesis and characterization of diblock copolymer by enzymatic ring-opening polymerization and ATRP from a novel bifunctional initiator. Polym. Bull. 55, 349–355 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-005-0446-6
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