Waste not, want not: CO2 (re)cycling into block polymers

Autor: Sumesh K. Raman, Robert Raja, Polly L. Arnold, Matthew G. Davidson, Charlotte K. Williams
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Raman, S K, Raja, R, Arnold, P L, Davidson, M G & Williams, C K 2019, ' Waste not, want not: CO2 (re)cycling into block polymers ', Chemical Communications . https://doi.org/10.1039/C9CC02459J
DOI: 10.1039/C9CC02459J
Popis: A new way to combine two different polymerisation reactions, using a single catalyst, results in efficient block polymer synthesis. The selective polymerisation of mixtures of L-lactide-O-carboxyanhydride and cyclohexene oxide, using a di-zinc catalyst in a one-pot procedure, allows the preparation of poly(L-lactide-b-cyclohexene carbonate). The catalysis near quantitatively recycles the carbon dioxide released during polyester formation into the subsequent polycarbonate block, with an atom economy of up to of 91%.
Databáze: OpenAIRE