Crystal Structure of Poly(7-heptalactone)

Anna Malafronte*, Miriam Scoti, Maria Caputo, Bo Li, Rachel O'Reilly, Andrew Dove, Alejandro Müller, Claudio De Rosa*

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Abstract

The crystal structure of poly(7-heptalactone) (PHL) is presented. PHL has been synthesized by a combination of ring-opening polymerization of η-heptalactone and reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer polymerization using diphenyl phosphate as catalyst. The noncommercial available η-heptalactone monomer has been prepared by oxidation of cycloheptanone. The crystal structure of PHL has been determined by analysis of the X-ray powder diffraction profiles and of the electron diffraction patterns of single crystals and calculations of lattice energy. The structure has been refined with the Rietveld full-profile refinement. Chains in trans planar conformation are packed in an orthorhombic unit cell with axes a = 7.37 Å, b = 5.05 Å, and c = 10.07 Å according to the space group symmetry P21.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4153-4162
Number of pages10
JournalMacromolecules
Volume56
Issue number11
Early online date2 Jun 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Jun 2023

Bibliographical note

The task force “Polymers and Biopolymers” of the University of Napoli Federico II is acknowledged. Financial support from project 3A-Italy, MICS–PNRR MUR – M4C2 - I 1.3 (C) is gratefully acknowledged. A.J.M. acknowledges funding from the Basque Government through grant IT1503-22.

Keywords

  • aliphatic polyesters
  • poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL)
  • X-ray powder diffraction
  • Electron diffraction pattern

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