The invention provides a first-class
rare earth macrolide /
valerolactone /
caprolactone terpolymer and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical filed of
high polymer materials. The first-class
rare earth macrolide /
valerolactone /
caprolactone terpolymer is prepared by catalyzing macrolide,
delta-
valerolactone and e-
caprolactone to terpolymerize by using a
rare earth catalyst under
room temperature; the number-average molecular weight is 1*10<4> to 50*10<4> g / mol, and the molecular
weight distribution is narrow; on the basis of mole percent, the sum of macrolide,
delta-valerolactone and e-caprolactone is 100%; macrolide accounts for 10-70%,
delta-valerolactone accounts for 10-80%, and e-caprolactone accounts for 10-80%; macrolide is selected from 14-16 macrolides; the rare earth catalyst is LnR2Xn; Ln is rare earth
metal; R is
alkyl connected to the rare earth
metal; X is radical which is complexed with the rare earth; n is the number of Lewis acid. According to the first-class rare earth macrolide / valerolactone / caprolactone terpolymer,
phosphine amine type non-cyclopentadienyl rare earth complex rare earth catalyst is treated as a main catalyst; the catalyzing activityis high; the
reaction conditions are mild; the product structure is controllable; the terpolymer in which macrolide is introduced is capable of greatly improving the mechanical performance and the
heat stability of
polyester materials; a high-performance
polyester material with outstanding
heat resistance can be obtained.