Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Дек. 16, 2024
High-level
control
over
polymer
stereochemistry
leverages
the
fine-tuning
of
material
properties,
but
it
is
still
a
formidable
challenge
in
synthetic
chemistry.
Herein
we
prepared
new
class
salph
yttrium
catalysts
bearing
axially
chiral
binaphthyl
moieties
for
stereocontrolled
polymerization
Chemical Society Reviews,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
53(19), С. 9609 - 9651
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
We
present
the
state-of-the-art
of
circular
polymers
based
on
monomer
and
polymer
design
reversible
ring-opening
addition
polymerization
reactions
without
involvement
other
reactants.
Angewandte Chemie,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 20, 2025
Abstract
Poly(lactic‐
co
‐glycolic
acid)
(PLGA)
has
been
widely
employed
for
various
biomedical
applications
owing
to
its
biodegradability
and
biocompatibility.
The
discovery
of
the
stereocomplex
formation
between
enantiomeric
alternating
PLGA
pairs
underscored
potential
as
high‐performance
biodegradable
materials
with
diverse
material
properties
biodegradability.
Herein,
we
have
established
a
regio‐
stereoselective
ring‐opening
polymerization
approach
synthesis
stereocomplexed
isoenriched
from
racemic
methyl‐glycolide
(
rac
‐MG).
high
sequence
tacticity
control
was
accomplished
by
an
optimized
enantiopure
scandium
catalyst
bearing
spiro‐salen
scaffold.
Varying
polymer
stereoregularity
P
m
0.4
0.91
led
transformation
resulting
amorphous
semicrystalline
materials.
Notably,
demonstrated
enhanced
melting
transition
temperature
T
up
191
°C)
crystallization
rate.
This
stereocontrolled
represented
versatile
preparation
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 22, 2025
Degradable
chalcogenide
polyesters,
e.g.,
polythioesters
(PTEs),
typically
exhibit
improved
thermal,
mechanical,
and
optical
properties.
Anionic
ring-opening
polymerization
(ROP)
of
thionolactones,
an
intrinsically
promising
yet
underexplored
approach
to
accessing
PTEs,
however,
is
still
limited
by:
intolerance
metal
catalysts,
inadequate
control
over
chain
growth,
the
absence
aromatic
system.
Monomer
design-boosted
mechanistic
studies
may
address
above
challenges.
Here,
we
present
a
new
highly
reactive
thionolactone
synthesized
from
1,1'-binaphthyl-2,2'-diol
(BINOL).
Our
investigations
into
kinetics
thermodynamics
have
underscored
importance
rapid
initiation,
eventually
leading
discovery
tetrabutylammonium
2-naphthyl-thiocarboxylate
as
distinctive
initiator
that
enables
genuinely
controlled
living
thionolactones.
Ultimately,
atropisomerism
inherent
in
BINOL
has
resulted
creation
axially
chiral
PTE
materials
with
tailored
molecular
weights,
enantiomeric
compositions,
topologies.
Angewandte Chemie,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 22, 2025
Abstract
Degradable
chalcogenide
polyesters,
e.g.,
polythioesters
(PTEs),
typically
exhibit
improved
thermal,
mechanical,
and
optical
properties.
Anionic
ring‐opening
polymerization
(ROP)
of
thionolactones,
an
intrinsically
promising
yet
underexplored
approach
to
accessing
PTEs,
however,
is
still
limited
by:
intolerance
metal
catalysts,
inadequate
control
over
chain
growth,
the
absence
aromatic
system.
Monomer
design‐boosted
mechanistic
studies
may
address
above
challenges.
Here,
we
present
a
new
highly
reactive
thionolactone
synthesized
from
1,1′‐binaphthyl‐2,2′‐diol
(BINOL).
Our
investigations
into
kinetics
thermodynamics
have
underscored
importance
rapid
initiation,
eventually
leading
discovery
tetrabutylammonium
2‐naphthyl‐thiocarboxylate
as
distinctive
initiator
that
enables
genuinely
controlled
living
thionolactones.
Ultimately,
atropisomerism
inherent
in
BINOL
has
resulted
creation
axially
chiral
PTE
materials
with
tailored
molecular
weights,
enantiomeric
compositions,
topologies.
ACS Macro Letters,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 1704 - 1710
Опубликована: Дек. 7, 2024
Recovering
monomers
from
the
depolymerization
of
thermosets
presents
a
significant
challenge,
which
becomes
even
more
daunting
if
one
sets
goal
doing
it
directly,
i.e.,
without
complex
chemical
separation
steps.
To
this
end,
we
have
synthesized
new
type
polycarbonate
thermoset
by
first
copolymerizing
alkyl
cyclic
carbonates
(ACCs)
with
small
amounts
allyloxy
(AoCCs),
followed
cross-linking
resulting
excess
tetrathiol
compounds
under
UV
irradiation.
These
cross-linked
polycarbonates
demonstrate
enhanced
thermal
and
mechanical
properties
compared
to
their
linear
analogues,
while
maintaining
polymers'
capacity
for
ring-closing
depolymerization.
The
process
enables
direct
recovery
ACC
its
dimer,
bypassing
steps
that
are
commonly
employed
in
recycling
conventional
chemically
recyclable
thermosets.
yields
range
74.7%
91.7%
depending
on
ratios
AoCC
Furthermore,
recovered
can
be
repolymerized
AoCCs
leading
same
quality
initially
one.
Macromolecules,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
57(21), С. 10041 - 10052
Опубликована: Окт. 30, 2024
Poly(cyclopentenyl
carbonate)
(PCPC)
is
a
recyclable
polymer
with
great
potential
applications.
However,
the
selective
preparation
of
PCPC
from
cyclopentene
oxide
(CPO)
and
CO2
copolymerization
chemical
recycling
back
to
original
monomer
CPO
are
challenge.
In
this
work,
it
was
found
that
heterometallic
rare-earth
metal(III)/Zn(II)
complexes
(RE(III)-Zn(II)
complexes)
supported
by
phenylenediamine-bridged
triphenols
could
serve
as
highly
active
catalysts
for
give
pure
PCPC.
Remarkably,
same
alone
also
promote
depolymerization
only
simply
raising
reaction
temperature
up
ca.
160
°C.
The
mechanisms
were
proposed.