TY - JOUR
A1 - Meyer, Andreas
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
A1 - Kricheldorf, Hans R.
T1 - Star-shaped poly(l-lactide)s based on pentaerythritol: About crystallization and polycondensation plus disproportionation and ring formation in the solid state
N2 - Star-shaped poly( L-lactide)s (s-PLAs), were prepared by ring-opening polymerization of with pentaerythritol and catalyzed by tin(II) 2-ethylhyexanoate (SnOct out in bulk at either 120 ◦ C or 160 ◦ L-lactide (LA) initiated 2 ). Two small series of ROPs were carried C with variation of the LA/initiator ratio. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectra revealed traces of cycles in 120 ◦ C samples only at low initiator/catalyst ratios. In contrast, higher fractions of cycles were detected in samples prepared at 160 C, suggesting a "back-biting" origin. The influence of arm length and thermal history on crystallinity was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and wide-angle x-ray scattering (WAXS). It was shown that annealing increased the melting temperature (T ◦ ◦ m ) and crystallinity. However, annealing at 140 ◦ C for 14 d also caused significant solid-state transesterification. In addition, crystallites composed of s-PLAs with extended arms and, simultaneously, crystallites composed exclusively of extended rings were formed, identified by their typical "sawtooth" pattern in the MALDI mass spectra. Small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) indicated that the crystal thickness was lower than that of linear PLAs annealed under identical conditions, but increased upon annealing at 140 C.
KW - MALDI-TOF MS
KW - Polylactide
KW - Crystallisation
KW - AStar-shaped polymers
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-636832
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2025.128709
SN - 0032-3861
VL - 334
SP - 1
EP - 11
PB - Elsevier Ltd.
AN - OPUS4-63683
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Lauer, Franziska
A1 - Seifert, Stephan
A1 - Kneipp, Janina
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
T1 - Simplifying the preparation of pollen grains for MALDI-TOF MS classification
N2 - Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is a well-implemented analytical technique for the investigation of complex biological samples. In MS, the sample preparation strategy is decisive for the success of the measurements. Here, sample preparation processes and target materials for the investigation of different pollen grains are compared. A reduced and optimized sample preparation process prior to MALDI-TOF measurement is presented using conductive carbon tape as target. The application of conductive tape yields in enhanced absolute signal intensities and mass spectral pattern information, which leads to a clear separation in subsequent pattern analysis. The results will be used to improve the taxonomic differentiation and identification, and might be useful for the development of a simple routine method to identify pollen based on mass spectrometry.
KW - MALDI
KW - Conductive carbon tape
KW - Pollen
KW - Sample pretreatment
KW - Principal component analysis
PY - 2017
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms18030543
SN - 1422-0067
SN - 1661-6596
VL - 18
IS - 3
SP - 543-1
EP - 543-11
PB - MDPI
AN - OPUS4-41733
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - GEN
A1 - Friedrich, Jörg Florian
A1 - Unger, Wolfgang
A1 - Lippitz, Andreas
A1 - Giebler, Rainer
A1 - Koprinarov, Ivaylo
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
A1 - Kühn, Gerhard
ED - Mittal, K. L.
T1 - Significance of interfacial redox reactions and formation of metal-organic complexes for the adhesion of metals on pristine and plasma-treated polymers
KW - Oxygen low-pressure plasma treatment of polymers
KW - Metal-polymer interactions
KW - Peel strength
PY - 2000
SN - 90-6764-327-0
VL - 2
SP - 137
EP - 171
PB - VSP
CY - Utrecht
AN - OPUS4-6979
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - GEN
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
A1 - Kühn, Gerhard
A1 - Roessner, D.
A1 - Friedrich, Jörg Florian
A1 - Unger, Wolfgang
A1 - Lippitz, Andreas
ED - Olefjord, I.
ED - Nyborg, L.
ED - Briggs, D.
T1 - Changes in molecular weight distribution of polymers by plasma treatment
T2 - 7th European Conference on Applications of Surface and Interface Analysis
CY - Göteborg, Sweden
DA - 1997-06-16
PY - 1997
SN - 0-471-97827-2
SP - 795
EP - 799
PB - Wiley
CY - Chichester
AN - OPUS4-6997
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
T1 - Characterization of Technical Waxes using chromatographic techniques and MALDI-MS
T2 - 10th International Conference on Macromolecules
CY - Bratislava, Slovakia
DA - 1995-09-18
PY - 1995
AN - OPUS4-11117
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - GEN
A1 - Friedrich, Jörg Florian
A1 - Kühn, Gerhard
A1 - Mix, Renate
A1 - Retzko, Iris
A1 - Gerstung, Vanessa
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
A1 - Schulze, Rolf-Dieter
A1 - Unger, Wolfgang
ED - Mittal, K. L.
T1 - Plasma polymer adhesion promoters for metal-polymer systems
T2 - 2nd International Symposium on Polyimides and Other High Temperature Polymers: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications
CY - Newark, NJ, USA
DA - 2001-12-03
KW - r.f. pulsed plasma
KW - Plasma polymers with functional groups
KW - Copolymers
KW - Adhesion promoting interlayers
KW - Metal-polymer systems
PY - 2003
SN - 90-6764-378-5
VL - 2
SP - 359
EP - 388
PB - VSP
CY - Utrecht
AN - OPUS4-6967
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - GEN
A1 - Kühn, Gerhard
A1 - Ghode, Archana
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
A1 - Retzko, Iris
A1 - Unger, Wolfgang
A1 - Friedrich, Jörg Florian
ED - Mittal, K. L.
T1 - Chemically well-defined surface functionalization of polyethylene and polypropylene by pulsed plasma modification followed by grafting of molecules
T2 - 2nd International Symposium on Polymer Surface Modification: Relevance to Adhesion
CY - Newark, NJ, USA
DA - 1999-05-24
KW - Plasma modification
KW - Chemical conversion of functional groups
KW - Spacers
KW - Polypropylene
KW - Polyethylene
PY - 2000
SN - 90-6764-327-0
VL - 2
SP - 45
EP - 64
PB - VSP
CY - Utrecht
AN - OPUS4-6975
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana
A1 - Friedrich, Jörg Florian
A1 - Krüger, Ralph-Peter
A1 - Schulz, Günter
A1 - Much, Helmut
T1 - Liquid Adsorption Chromatography near Critical Conditions of Adsorption coupled with Matrix-assisted Laser/Ionization Mass Spectrometry
T2 - 47th ASMS Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics
CY - Dallas, TX, USA
DA - 1999-06-13
PY - 1999
CY - Dallas, Tex
AN - OPUS4-2165
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Bui, Minh
A1 - Heinekamp, Christian
A1 - Fuhry, Emil
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
A1 - Radnik, Jörg
A1 - Ahrens, Mike
A1 - Scheurell, Kerstin
A1 - Balasubramanian, Kannan
A1 - Emmerling, Franziska
A1 - Braun, Thomas
T1 - Lewis-acid induced mechanochemical degradation of polyvinylidene fluoride: transformation into valuable products
N2 - Polyvinylidene fluoride (–[CH2CF2]n–, PVDF) waste poses significant environmental challenges due to its recalcitrant nature and widespread use. This study addresses the end-of-life management of PVDF by introducing a novel, sustainable mechanochemical approach for its valorisation. We investigated the degradation of PVDF into value-added materials using ball milling with anhydrous AlCl3 to achieve a quantitative mineralisation producing AlF3 and halide-functionalised graphite, along with gaseous products (HCl and CH4). Mechanistic key steps involve Lewis-acid catalysed C–F bond activation, dehydrofluorination and aromatisation. This approach provides an effective solution for PVDF waste management while offering a promising route for the production of high-value materials from polymer waste streams. Our findings contribute to sustainable practices in polymer recycling and resource recovery, respond to pressing environmental concerns associated with fluoropolymer disposal, and demonstrate the potential to convert polymer wastes into useful products.
KW - Mechanochemistry
KW - Polyvinylidenfluoride
KW - Degradation
KW - Ball mill
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-649015
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/d5sc05783c
SN - 2041-6520
VL - 16
IS - 40
SP - 18903
EP - 18910
PB - Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
AN - OPUS4-64901
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
A1 - Kricheldorf, Hans R.
T1 - Transesterification in the solid state of cyclic and linear poly(l-lactide)s
N2 - Poly(l-lactide)s are synthesized and annealed at 120 °C and changes of the molecular weight distribution (MWD) are monitored by matrix-assited laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry. For example, benzyl alcohol+SnOct2 causes equilibration of odd- and even-numbered chains and the final goal of the transesterification is the most probable distribution. The underlying intermolecular transesterification is even observed at 100 and 80 °C in the solid state. However, cyclic tin mercaptide catalysts transform the initial most probable distribution into a MWD with maxima, which display a conspicuous fine structure due to a preferential crystallization of certain ring sizes. The optimum ring sizes for the crystallization are provided by ring-ring equilibration. The gradual formation of a special morphology shifts the melting temperature to values up to 187 °C. Annealing of commercial poly(l-lactide) with a cyclic tin catalyst also yields a distribution of mass peaks with a maximum showing the characteristic fine structure.
KW - Equilibration
KW - Mass spectrometry
KW - Polylactides
KW - Ring-opening polymerization
KW - Transesterification
PY - 2017
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.201700114
SN - 1521-3935
SN - 1022-1352
VL - 218
IS - 14
SP - 1700114-1
EP - 1700114-10
PB - Wiley-VCH
AN - OPUS4-41732
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - GEN
A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
ED - Barner-Kowollik, C.
ED - Gründling, T.
ED - Falkenhagen, Jana
ED - Weidner, S.
T1 - Hyphenated techniques
KW - MALDI
KW - Chromatography
KW - Coupling techniques
PY - 2012
SN - 978-3-527-32924-3
SP - 209
EP - 235
PB - Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
AN - OPUS4-26395
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - GEN
A1 - Mahoney, C.M.
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
ED - Barner-Kowollik, C.
ED - Gründling, T.
ED - Falkenhagen, Jana
ED - Weidner, Steffen
T1 - Surface analysis and imaging techniques
KW - Surface analysis
KW - Imaging techniques
PY - 2012
SN - 978-3-527-32924-3
SP - 149
EP - 207
PB - Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
AN - OPUS4-26396
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Sötebier, Carina
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
A1 - Jakubowski, Norbert
A1 - Panne, Ulrich
A1 - Bettmer, J.
T1 - Separation and quantification of silver nanoparticles and silver ions using reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography coupled to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry in combination with isotope dilution analysis
N2 - A reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography coupled to an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (HPLC-ICP-MS) approach in combination with isotope dilution analysis (IDA) for the separation and parallel quantification of nanostructured and ionic silver (Ag) is presented. The main focus of this work was the determination of the ionic Ag concentration. For a sufficient stabilization of the ions without dissolving the nanoparticles (NPs), the eluent had to be initially optimized. The determined Ag ion concentration was in a good agreement with results obtained using ultrafiltration. Further, the mechanism of the NP separation in the HPLC column was investigated. Typical size exclusion effects were found by comparing results from columns with different pore sizes. Since the recovery rates decreased with increasing Ag NP size and large Ag NPs did not elute from the column, additional interactions of the particles with the stationary phase were assumed. Our results reveal that the presented method is not only applicable to Ag NPs, but also to gold and polystyrene NPs. Finally, IDA-HPLC-ICP-MS experiments in single particle mode were performed to determine the particle cut-off size. The comparison with conventional spICP-MS experiments resulted in a similar diameter and particle size distribution.
KW - ICP-MS
KW - Silver nanoparticles
KW - HPLC
KW - Isotope dilution analysis
KW - Field flow fractionation
KW - Toxicology
PY - 2016
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2016.09.028
SN - 0021-9673
VL - 1468
SP - 102
EP - 108
PB - Elsevier B.V.
AN - OPUS4-38642
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CHAP
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
ED - Matyjaszewski, K.
ED - Möller, M.
T1 - Mass spectrometry: MALDI (Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization) and ESI (Electrospray Ionization)
N2 - In recent years mass spectrometric methods, in particular matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) and electrospray ionization (ESI) time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) have become indispensable tools for analyzing molecular masses and mass distributions of polymers. Moreover, these techniques offer the advantage of being able to determine simultaneously chemical functionality, and compositional and topological distributions of polymers. Especially in combination with liquid and/or gas phase separation methods, a comprehensive polymer characterization can be achieved and the difficulties of MS to analyze chemically heterogeneous polymers, copolymers, and samples with broad molecular mass distribution can be overcome.
KW - MALDI
KW - ESI
KW - Polymer
KW - Electrospray ionization
KW - Mass spectrometry
KW - Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization
KW - Tandem MS
KW - Time of flight
PY - 2012
SN - 978-0-444-53349-4
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-53349-4.00023-6
VL - 2
SP - 93
EP - 109
PB - Elsevier
CY - Amsterdam
AN - OPUS4-26098
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - CONF
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
T1 - MALDI-ToF mass spectrometry for the characterization of biobased polymers suitable for depollution
N2 - In this work, bio-based polymers were synthesized and designed as polymers phases for adsorption of a variety of pollutants from aqueous solutions. The obtained adsorption results showed that the integration of bio-sourced synthons generate attractive hydrophilicity, and wettability of the resulting adsorbent phase. Such polymers phases enable stronger interactions with the organic and inorganic pollutants in water.
A wide variety of different bio-based polymers structures (e. g. poly(ethersulfones, poly(etherphosphines or poly(etherpyridines) with different functional groups were successfully designed in order to adapt chemical structure to different pollutants type and matrice nature.
In order to characterize and to determine the correlation between polymer structures and nature of interaction with pollutants, different analytical technics (NMR, GPC, ATG, DSC, Mass spectrometry) were successfully used. Amongst them, MALDI TOF mass spectrometry plays a superior role since this technique enables the simultaneous determination of the polymer structure, polymer end groups and molecular weight.
This work focusses on the characterization of synthesized polymers. The chemical structure of the repeating unit, the nature of the end groups, as well as the molecular weight, which are all important for the specific interactions of the polymer with the pollutants were clearly determined and suggestions to improve these interactions by changing the synthetic pathway could be given.
T2 - 12. Journees maghreb-europe. Matériaux et Applications aux Dispositifs et Capteurs
CY - Monastir, Tunisia
DA - 08.11.2022
KW - MALDI TOF MS
KW - Biobased polymers
KW - Depollution
PY - 2022
AN - OPUS4-56237
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Rösler, Alexander
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
A1 - Klamroth, Tillmann
A1 - Müller, Axel HE
A1 - Schlaad, Helmut
T1 - Kinetics of anionic polymerization of β‐myrcene in hydrocarbon solvents
N2 - AbstractThe kinetics of anionic polymerization of β‐myrcene initiated by sec‐butyllithium were examined in saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbon solvents, i.e. cyclohexane, cyclohexene, 4‐vinylcyclohexene and dl‐limonene. Polymerizations usually proceeded in a living manner, i.e. in the absence of termination and chain transfer reactions, in all solvents, to produce well‐defined polymyrcenes with high content (85%) of cis‐1,4 units. However, polymyrcenyllithium chains exhibited limited long‐term stability in 4‐vinylcyclohexene solution, most probably due to chain transfer to solvent. Reaction orders with respect to the concentration of active chains were found to be one‐quarter in cyclohexane increasing to one‐half in unsaturated solvents, indicating that the polymyrcenyllithium chains are present as tetrameric or dimeric associates, respectively. Apparent activation energies were found to be 81 kJ mol−1 in cyclohexane and 77 kJ mol−1 in dl‐limonene solution, which are close to the values obtained by quantum chemical calculations. © 2025 The Author(s). Polymer International published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
KW - Myrcene
KW - Anionic polymerization
KW - Reaction order
KW - Activation energy
KW - Microstructure
KW - Quantum chemical calculation
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-636840
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pi.6772
SN - 0959-8103
SP - 1
EP - 8
PB - Wiley
AN - OPUS4-63684
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Rösler, Alexander
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
A1 - Klamroth, Tillmann
A1 - Müller, Axel HE
A1 - Schlaad, Helmut
T1 - Kinetics of anionic polymerization of β‐myrcene in hydrocarbon solvents
N2 - AbstractThe kinetics of anionic polymerization of β‐myrcene initiated by sec‐butyllithium were examined in saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbon solvents, i.e. cyclohexane, cyclohexene, 4‐vinylcyclohexene and dl‐limonene. Polymerizations usually proceeded in a living manner, i.e. in the absence of termination and chain transfer reactions, in all solvents, to produce well‐defined polymyrcenes with high content (85%) of cis‐1,4 units. However, polymyrcenyllithium chains exhibited limited long‐term stability in 4‐vinylcyclohexene solution, most probably due to chain transfer to solvent. Reaction orders with respect to the concentration of active chains were found to be one‐quarter in cyclohexane increasing to one‐half in unsaturated solvents, indicating that the polymyrcenyllithium chains are present as tetrameric or dimeric associates, respectively. Apparent activation energies were found to be 81 kJ mol−1 in cyclohexane and 77 kJ mol−1 in dl‐limonene solution, which are close to the values obtained by quantum chemical calculations. © 2025 The Author(s). Polymer International published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
KW - Myrcene
KW - Anionic polymerization
KW - MALDI TOF MS
PY - 2025
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-649039
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pi.6772
SN - 0959-8103
SP - 1
EP - 8
PB - Wiley
AN - OPUS4-64903
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Kricheldorf, H. R.
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
A1 - Meyer, A.
T1 - About the Influence of (Non-)Solvents on the Ring Expansion Polymerization of l-Lactide and the Formation of Extended Ring Crystals
N2 - Ring-expansion polymerizations (REPs) catalyzed by two cyclic tin catalysts (2-stanna-1.3-dioxa-4,5,6,7-dibenzazepine [SnBiph] and
2,2-dibutyl-2-stanna-1,3-dithiolane [DSTL]) are performed at 140 °C in bulk.
Small amounts (4 vol%) of chlorobenzene or other solvents are added to
facilitate transesterification reactions (ring–ring equilibration) in the solid poly(l-lactide)s. In the mass range up to m/z 13 000 crystalline PLAs displaying a so-called saw-tooth pattern in the MALDI-TOF mass spectra are obtained indicating the formation of extended-ring crystals. The characteristics of extended-ring crystallites and folded-ring crystallites are discussed. Furthermore, extremely high melting temperatures (Tm’s up to 201.2 °C) and melting enthalpies (𝚫Hm’s up to 106 J g−1)) are found confirming that 𝚫Hm max, the 𝚫Hm of a perfect crystal, is around or above 115 J g−1 in contrast to literature data.
KW - Polylactide
KW - MALDI-TOF MS
KW - Ring-expansion polymerization
KW - Biobased
PY - 2023
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-573063
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202200385
VL - 224
IS - 5
SP - 1
EP - 8
PB - Wiley VHC-Verlag
AN - OPUS4-57306
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Kricheldorf, H. R.
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
A1 - Meyer, A.
T1 - Poly(L-lactide): Optimization of Melting Temperature and Melting Enthalpy
N2 - Twice recrystallized L-lactide was polymerized with a dozen of different tin or bismuth catalysts in bulk at 160°C for 24 h and was annealed at 150°C afterwards. In two cases Tm values above 197.0°C were obtained. The parameters causing a scattering of the DSC data were studied and discussed. The samples prepared with SnCl2, 2,2-dibutyl-2-stanna-1,3-ditholane (DSTL) or cyclic tin(II) bisphenyldioxide (SnBiph) were subject to annealing programs with variation of time and temperatures, revealing that the Tm´s did not increase. However, an increase of Hm was achieved with maximum values in the range of 93-96 J g-1 corresponding to crystallinities off around 90%. Further studies were performed with once recrystallized L-lactide. Again, those samples directly crystallized from the polymerization process showed the highest Tm values. These data were compared with the equilibrium Tm0 and Hm0 data calculated by several research groups for perfect crystallites. A Tm0 of 213+/-2°C and a Hm0 of 106 J g-1 show the best agreement with the experimental data. The consequences of annealing for the thickness growth of crystallites are discussed on the basis of SAXS measurements. Finally, a comparison of cyclic and linear poly L-lactide)s is discussed.
KW - Polylactide
KW - MALDI-TOF MS
KW - Transesterification
PY - 2021
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-538656
DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MA00957E
SP - 1
EP - 10
PB - Royal Society for Chemistry
AN - OPUS4-53865
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -
TY - JOUR
A1 - Kricheldorf, H. R.
A1 - Weidner, Steffen
T1 - ROP of L-lactide and ε-caprolactone catalyzed by tin(ii) andtin(iv) acetates–switching from COOH terminated linear chains to cycles
N2 - The catalytic potential of tin(II)acetate, tin(IV)acetate, dibutyltin-bis-acetate and dioctyl tin-bis-acetate was compared based on polymerizations of L-lactide conducted in bulk at 160 or 130°C. With SnAc2 low-Lac/Cat ratios (15/1–50/1) were studied and linear chains having one acetate and one carboxyl end group almost free of cyclics were obtained. Higher monomer/catalyst ratios and lower temperatures favored formation of cycles that reached weight average molecular weights (Mw's) between 100,000 and 2,500,000. SnAc4 yielded mixtures of cycles and linear species under all reaction conditions. Dibutyltin- and dioctyl tin bis-acetate yielded cyclic polylactides under most reaction conditions with Mw's in the range of 20,000–80,000. Ring-opening polymerizations performed with ε-caprolactone showed similar trends, but the formation of COOH-terminated linear chains was significantly more favored compared to analogous experiments with lactide. The reactivity of the acetate catalysts decreased in the following order: SnAc2> SnAc4>Bu2SnAc2~Oct2SnAc2
KW - Polylactide
KW - MALDI-TOF MS
KW - Catalyst
KW - Ring-opening polymerization
KW - Tin acetates
PY - 2021
UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-521923
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20200866
VL - 59
IS - 5
SP - 439
EP - 450
PB - Wiley Online Library
AN - OPUS4-52192
LA - eng
AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany
ER -