Research Article

Synthesis of Block Copolymers of Varying Architecture Through Suppression of Transesterification during Coordinated Anionic Ring Opening Polymerization

Table 3

NMR data of the structural analysis of triblock copolymers.

NMolar ratio α-methyl styrene : Sn(Oct)2Ratio L-lactide/ε-caprolactone (% mol by 1H NMR)PCL segment length, monomer unitsPLA segment length, monomer units

12.542.7/57.321.325.2
22541.8/58.226.524.2
312542.2/57.85.712.1
425045.3/54.740.242.3
5250049.8/50.226.639.0
6No protector41.8/58.25.87.8