What is the lowest temperature at which I can polymerize caprolactone with tin octoate catalyst via ring opening?

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İhsan Basaran

Thank you very much ! That's the review I've been looking for. I alway searching for caprolactone and ring opening sth like that. That's why I didn't came across these papers.

Regards

Abdelkader BOUAZIZ

Dear all,

these attached files mentioned a variety of polymerization temperatures. Regards

Lamya Zahir

If stannous octoate catalyst turns pale yellow, can it affect the polymerization?