One-pot synthesis of high-molecular-weight aliphatic polycarbonates via melt transesterification of diphenyl carbonate and diols using Zn(OAc)2 as a catalyst
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One Pot
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Aliphatic polycarbonates with Mw greater than 100 000 g mol−1 with satisfactory yield can be synthesized by one-pot melt transesterification of diphenyl carbonate with aliphatic diols at equimolar amounts using Zn(OAc)2 as a catalyst.