Chemical Properties
Clear colorless liquid, yellowing on ageing
Uses
ε-caprolactone is popularly used in the preparation of poly caprolactone (PCL).
Uses
Intermediate in adhesives, urethane coatings, and elastomers; solvent; diluent for epoxy resins; synthetic fibers; organic synthesis.
Uses
ε-Caprolactone is widely used as a monomer in the manufacturing of highly specialized polymers. It is mainly utilized as a precursor to caprolactam. It finds an application in the synthesis of polyglecaprone, which is used as a suture material in surgery.
Definition
ChEBI: A epsilon-lactone that is oxepane substituted by an oxo group at position 2.
General Description
ε-caprolactone is a cyclic ester. Ring opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone initiated by, tributylin n butoxide, ethyl magnesium bromide, or samarium acetate or heteropolyacid, leads to the formation of poly caprolactone (PCL).
Flammability and Explosibility
Not classified
