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Zhong L, Li X, Sun Y, Xiao H, Tang Y, Wang R, Su X. Effects of microplastics on N 2O production and reduction potential in crop soils of northern China. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 351:141256. [PMID: 38246503 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
Abstract
Microplastics (MPs) pollution are found to be increasing in vegetable soils and potentially affecting N2O production and their associated pathways; however, its specific effects remain unclear. Here, we selected two common MPs, PE and PP at four different concentration levels of 0, 0.5, 1.5 and 3%, and conducted several incubation experiments aiming to explore soil bacterial and fungal N2O production. Results showed that the bacteria were the main contributors for the production of N2O, regardless of the absence or presence of MPs; and its contribution was decreased with increasing concentrations of PE and PP. The nosZ clade I and II genes were positively correlated with N2O reduction rates, indicating a combined regulation on soil N2O reduction. PE significantly inhibited the bacterial nitrification and denitrification, but did not affect the total N2O production rates; while PP significantly reduced both the bacterial and fungal N2O production rates. The resistance of fungal N2O production to MPs pollution was stronger than that of the bacterial N2O production. It highlights that the MPs pollution could reduce the potential of N2O production and reduction, and thus disturb soil nitrogen cycling system; while the inhibition on N2O production via bacteria and fungi varies with different types of MPs. This study is conducive to an improved and more comprehensive understanding of the ecological impacts of MPs within the agroecosystem.
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- Lei Zhong
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Beijing Construction Engineering Group Environmental Remediation Co., Ltd, National Engineering Laboratory for Site Remediation Technologies, Beijing, 100015, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Quality Control of Characteristic Fruits and Vegetables, College of Life Science and Technology, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Agriculture Green Development in Yangtze River Basin, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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Guan J, Zhang C, Xu P, Niu D, Yang W, Zhang X, Liu T, Ma P. Biodegradable reactive compatibilizers for efficient in-situ compatibilization of poly (lactic acid)/poly (butylene adipate-terephthalate) blends. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 262:130029. [PMID: 38340935 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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The wide application of fully biodegradable polylactic acid/polybutylene terephthalate (PLA/PBAT) blends in environmentally friendly packaging were limited because of poor compatibility. Normal compatibilizers suffer from poor thermal stability and non-biodegradability. In this work, epoxy copolymer (MDOG) with different molecular structures were made of 2-methylene-1, 3-dioxoheptane, and glycidyl methacrylate as raw materials by free radical copolymerization. MDOG copolymers have good biodegradability and a high thermal decomposition temperature of 361 °C. The chemical reaction of the epoxy groups in MDOG with PLA and PBAT during the melting reaction improved the interfacial bonding by decreasing the particle size of PBAT. Compared to the PLA/PBAT blends, the tensile strength and fracture toughness of PLA/PBAT/MDOG blends were enhanced to 34.6 MPa and 115.8 MJ/m3, which are 25 % and 81 % higher, respectively. As a result, this work offers new methods for developing thermally stable and biodegradable compatibilizers, which will hopefully promote the development of packaging industry.
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- Jieyu Guan
- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, 1800 Lihu Road, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Deng Y, Schäfer S, Kronstein D, Atabay A, Susewind M, Krieg E, Seiffert S, Gaitzsch J. Amphiphilic Block Copolymers PEG- b-PMTCs: Synthesis, Self-Assembly, Degradation Properties and Biocompatibility. Biomacromolecules 2024; 25:303-314. [PMID: 38039186 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.3c00992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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As a hydrophilic cyclic ketene acetal (CKA), 2-methylene-1,3,6-trioxocane (MTC) has recently attracted a lot of attention owing to its ability to promote a quicker (bio)degradation as compared to other heavily studied CKAs. Here, we prepared amphiphilic block copolymers based on poly-MTC with varying chain lengths by radical ring opening polymerization. Self-assemblies of these amphiphiles were performed in PBS buffer to generate nanoparticles with sizes from 40 to 105 nm, which were verified by dynamic light scattering, electron microscopy, and static light scattering (Zimm plots). Subsequently, fluorescence spectroscopy was applied to study the enzymatic degradation of Nile red-loaded nanoparticles. By performing a point-by-point comparison of fluorescence intensity decline patterns between nanoparticles, we demonstrated that lipase from Pseudomonas cepacia was very efficient in degrading the nanoparticles. Hydrolysis degradations under basic conditions were also carried out, and a complete degradation was achieved after 4 h. Additionally, cytotoxicity assays were carried out on HEK293 cells, and the results affirmed cell viabilities over 90% when incubated with up to 1 mg/mL nanoparticles for 24 h. These biodegradable and biocompatible nanoparticles hence hold great potential for future applications such as drug release.
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- Yiyi Deng
- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Hohe Straße 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany
- TU Dresden, Bergstraße 66, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Hohe Straße 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany
- TU Dresden, Bergstraße 66, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Hohe Straße 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Hohe Straße 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany
- TU Dresden, Bergstraße 66, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Hohe Straße 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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Johnson AM, Johnson JA. Thermally Robust yet Deconstructable and Chemically Recyclable High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE)-Like Materials Based on Si-O Bonds. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023:e202315085. [PMID: 37903133 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202315085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Revised: 10/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/01/2023]
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Polyethylene (PE) is the most widely produced synthetic polymer. By installing chemically cleavable bonds into the backbone of PE, it is possible to produce chemically deconstructable PE derivatives; to date, however, such designs have primarily relied on carbonyl- and olefin-related functional groups. Bifunctional silyl ethers (BSEs; SiR2 (OR'2 )) could expand the functional scope of PE mimics as they possess strong Si-O bonds and facile chemical tunability. Here, we report BSE-containing high-density polyethylene (HDPE)-like materials synthesized through a one-pot catalytic ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) and hydrogenation sequence. The crystallinity of these materials can be adjusted by varying the BSE concentration or the steric bulk of the Si-substituents, providing handles to control thermomechanical properties. Two methods for chemical recycling of HDPE mimics are introduced, including a circular approach that leverages acid-catalyzed Si-O bond exchange with 1-propanol. Additionally, despite the fact that the starting HDPE mimics were synthesized by chain-growth polymerization (ROMP), we show that it is possible to recover the molar mass and dispersity of recycled HDPE products using step-growth Si-O bond formation or exchange, generating high molecular weight recycled HDPE products with mechanical properties similar to commercial HDPE.
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- Alayna M Johnson
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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Deng Y, Mehner F, Gaitzsch J. Current Standing on Radical Ring-Opening Polymerizations of Cyclic Ketene Acetals as Homopolymers and Copolymers with one another. Macromol Rapid Commun 2023; 44:e2200941. [PMID: 36881376 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202200941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
Abstract
Radical Ring-opening polymerization (RROP) of cyclic ketene acetals (CKAs) emerges to be a valuable polymerization technique. In attracting more attention, RROP has seen a new spike in publications, which the authors will put into perspective. This review will hence address the progress made on the number of available CKAs and the synthetic strategies to get them. In grouping, the available monomers into distinct categories, the enormous variety of available CKAs will be highlighted. Polymerizations of CKAs without vinylenes have the potential to yield fully biodegradable polymers, which is why this kind of polymerization is the focus of this review. Detailing the current understanding of the mechanism, the various side reactions will be noted and also their effect on the overall properties of the final polymers. Current attempts to control the ring-retaining and branching reactions will be discussed as well. In addition to the polymerization itself, the available materials will be discussed as well as homopolymers, copolymers of CKAs, and block-copolymers with pure CKA-blocks have significantly widened the range of possible applications of materials from RROP. Altogether this review highlights the progress in the entire field of RROP just of CKAs to give a holistic overview of the field.
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- Yiyi Deng
- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Hohe Straße 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany
- Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Organic Chemistry of Polymers, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Hohe Straße 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany
- Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Organic Chemistry of Polymers, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e.V., Hohe Straße 6, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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Wang Z, Debuigne A. Radical Polymerization of Methylene Heterocyclic Compounds: Functional Polymer Synthesis and Applications. POLYM REV 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2023.2181819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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- Zhuoqun Wang
- Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), CESAM Research Unit, Chemistry Department, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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- Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), CESAM Research Unit, Chemistry Department, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium
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Pesenti T, Gillon E, Ishii S, Messaoudi S, Guillaneuf Y, Imberty A, Nicolas J. Increasing the Hydrophilicity of Cyclic Ketene Acetals Improves the Hydrolytic Degradation of Vinyl Copolymers and the Interaction of Glycopolymer Nanoparticles with Lectins. Biomacromolecules 2023; 24:991-1002. [PMID: 36724405 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c01419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
Abstract
Radical ring-opening polymerization (rROP) of cyclic ketene acetals (CKAs) with traditional vinyl monomers allows the synthesis of degradable vinyl copolymers. However, since the most commonly used CKAs are hydrophobic, most degradable vinyl copolymers reported so far degrade very slowly by hydrolysis under physiological conditions (phosphate-buffered saline, pH 7.4, 37 °C), which can be detrimental for biomedical applications. Herein, to design advanced vinyl copolymers by rROP with high CKA content and enhanced degradation profiles, we reported the copolymerization of 2-methylene-1,3,6-trioxocane (MTC) as a CKA with vinyl ether (VE) or maleimide (MI) derivatives. By performing a point-by-point comparison between the MTC/VE and MTC/MI copolymerization systems, and their counterparts based on 2-methylene-1,3-dioxepane (MDO) and 5,6-benzo-2-methylene-1,3-dioxepane (BMDO), we showed negligible impact on the macromolecular characteristics and similar reactivity ratios, suggesting successful substitution of MDO and BMDO by MTC. Interestingly, owing to the hydrophilicity of MTC, the obtained copolymers exhibited a faster hydrolytic degradation under both accelerated and physiological conditions. We then prepared MTC-based glycopolymers, which were formulated into surfactant-free nanoparticles, exhibiting excellent colloidal stability up to 4 months and complete degradation under enzymatic conditions. Importantly, MTC-based glyconanoparticles also showed a similar cytocompatibility toward two healthy cell lines and a much stronger lectin affinity than MDO-based glyconanoparticles.
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- Théo Pesenti
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut Galien Paris-Saclay, 91400 Orsay, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CERMAV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut Galien Paris-Saclay, 91400 Orsay, France
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- Aix-Marseille-Univ., CNRS, Institut de Chimie Radicalaire, UMR 7273, 13397 Marseille, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CERMAV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut Galien Paris-Saclay, 91400 Orsay, France
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Uchiyama M, Murakami Y, Satoh K, Kamigaito M. Synthesis and Degradation of Vinyl Polymers with Evenly Distributed Thioacetal Bonds in Main Chains: Cationic DT Copolymerization of Vinyl Ethers and Cyclic Thioacetals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202215021. [PMID: 36369911 PMCID: PMC10107285 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202215021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
We report a novel method to synthesize degradable poly(vinyl ether)s with cleavable thioacetal bonds periodically arranged in the main chains using controlled cationic copolymerization of vinyl ethers with a 7-membered cyclic thioacetal (7-CTA) via degenerative chain transfer (DT) to the internal thioacetal bonds. The thioacetal bonds, which are introduced into the main chain by cationic ring-opening copolymerization of 7-CTA with vinyl ethers, serve as in-chain dormant species to allow homogeneous propagation of vinyl ethers for all internal segments to afford copolymers with controlled overall and segmental molecular weights. The obtained polymers can be degraded into low- and controlled-molecular-weight polymers with narrow molecular weight distributions via hydrolysis. Various vinyl ethers with hydrophobic, hydrophilic, and functional pendants are available. Finally, one-pot synthesis of multiblock copolymers and their degradation into diblock copolymers are also achieved.
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- Mineto Uchiyama
- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-H120 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8603, Japan
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Carbonyl functionalized polyethylene materials via Ni- and Pd-diphosphazane monoxide catalyzed nonalternating copolymerization. J Catal 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcat.2022.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Balzade Z, Sharif F, Ghaffarian Anbaran SR. Tailor-Made Functional Polyolefins of Complex Architectures: Recent Advances, Applications, and Prospects. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Zahra Balzade
- Department of Polymer Engineering and Color Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran 158754413, Iran
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- Department of Polymer Engineering and Color Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran 158754413, Iran
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Baulu N, Langlais M, Ngo R, Thuilliez J, Jean-Baptiste-Dit-Dominique F, D'Agosto F, Boisson C. Switch from Anionic Polymerization to Coordinative Chain Transfer Polymerization: A Valuable Strategy to Make Olefin Block Copolymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202204249. [PMID: 35403806 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202204249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Anionic polymerization of butadiene or/and styrene is performed with lithium initiators, functional or not. The polymer chains are subsequently transferred to magnesium. The resulting polymeryl-magnesium compounds were combined with {(Me2 Si(C13 H8 )2 )Nd(μ-BH4 )[(μ-BH4 )Li(THF)]}2 metallocene complex to act as macromolecular chain transfer agents (macroCTAs) in coordinative chain transfer polymerization (CCTP) of ethylene (E) or its copolymerization (CCTcoP) with butadiene (B). Block copolymers were produced for the first time by this switch from anionic polymerization to CCTP. Hard and soft blocks such as PB, polystyrene (PS), poly(styrene-co-butadiene) (SBR) obtained by anionic polymerization and PE or poly(ethylene-co-butadiene) (EBR) produced by CCT(co)P were combined and the corresponding structures were characterized.
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- Nicolas Baulu
- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5128, Laboratoire CP2M, Equipe PCM, 69616, Villeurbanne, CEDEX, France.,Manufacture des Pneumatiques Michelin, 23 place Carmes Déchaux, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5128, Laboratoire CP2M, Equipe PCM, 69616, Villeurbanne, CEDEX, France.,ChemistLab, Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory, 69616, Villeurbanne, France
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- Manufacture des Pneumatiques Michelin, 23 place Carmes Déchaux, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France.,ChemistLab, Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory, 69616, Villeurbanne, France
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- Manufacture des Pneumatiques Michelin, 23 place Carmes Déchaux, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Manufacture des Pneumatiques Michelin, 23 place Carmes Déchaux, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France.,ChemistLab, Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory, 69616, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5128, Laboratoire CP2M, Equipe PCM, 69616, Villeurbanne, CEDEX, France.,ChemistLab, Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory, 69616, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5128, Laboratoire CP2M, Equipe PCM, 69616, Villeurbanne, CEDEX, France.,ChemistLab, Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory, 69616, Villeurbanne, France
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Baulu N, Langlais M, Ngo R, Thuilliez J, Jean‐Baptiste‐dit‐Dominique F, D'Agosto F, Boisson C. Switch from Anionic Polymerization to Coordinative Chain Transfer Polymerization: a Valuable Strategy to Make Olefin Block Copolymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202204249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Nicolas Baulu
- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5128, Laboratoire CP2M, Equipe PCM 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
- Manufacture des Pneumatiques Michelin 23 place Carmes Déchaux 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5128, Laboratoire CP2M, Equipe PCM 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
- ChemistLab, Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory 69616 Villeurbanne France
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- Manufacture des Pneumatiques Michelin 23 place Carmes Déchaux 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
- ChemistLab, Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory 69616 Villeurbanne France
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- Manufacture des Pneumatiques Michelin 23 place Carmes Déchaux 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
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- Manufacture des Pneumatiques Michelin 23 place Carmes Déchaux 63000 Clermont-Ferrand France
- ChemistLab, Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory 69616 Villeurbanne France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5128, Laboratoire CP2M, Equipe PCM 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
- ChemistLab, Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory 69616 Villeurbanne France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5128, Laboratoire CP2M, Equipe PCM 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
- ChemistLab, Michelin CP2M ICBMS joint Laboratory 69616 Villeurbanne France
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Epps TH, Korley LTJ, Yan T, Beers KL, Burt TM. Sustainability of Synthetic Plastics: Considerations in Materials Life-Cycle Management. JACS AU 2022; 2:3-11. [PMID: 35098218 PMCID: PMC8790729 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
Abstract
The sustainability of current and future plastic materials is a major focus of basic research, industry, government, and society at large. There is a general recognition of the positive impacts of plastics, especially packaging; however, the negative consequences around end-of-life outcomes and overall materials circularity are issues that must be addressed. In this perspective, we highlight some of the challenges associated with the many uses of plastic components and the diversity of materials needed to satisfy consumer demand, with several examples focused on plastics packaging. We also discuss the opportunities provided by conventional and advanced recycling/upgrading routes to petrochemical and bio-based materials and feedstocks, along with overviews of chemistry-related (experimental, computational, data science, and materials traceability) approaches to the valorization of polymers toward a closed-loop environment.
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- Thomas H. Epps
- Department
of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States of America
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United
States of America
- Center
for Research in Soft matter & Polymers (CRiSP), University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States of America
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- Department
of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States of America
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United
States of America
- Center
for Research in Soft matter & Polymers (CRiSP), University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States of America
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- Department
of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States of America
- Center
for Plastics Innovation (CPI), University
of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United
States of America
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- Materials
Measurement Laboratory, National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States of America
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- Innovation
& Sustainability, Sealed Air Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina 28208, United States of America
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Ayurini M, Chandler PG, O’Leary PD, Wang R, Rudd D, Milewska KD, Malins LR, Buckle AM, Hooper JF. Polymer End Group Control through a Decarboxylative Cobalt-Mediated Radical Polymerization: New Avenues for Synthesizing Peptide, Protein, and Nanomaterial Conjugates. JACS AU 2022; 2:169-177. [PMID: 35098233 PMCID: PMC8790747 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Cobalt-mediated radical polymerizations (CMRPs) have been initiated by the radical decarboxylation of tetrachlorophthalimide activated esters. This allows for the controlled radical polymerization of activated monomers across a broad temperature range with a single cobalt species, with the incorporation of polymer end groups derived from simple carboxylic acid derivatives and termination with an organozinc reagent. This method has been applied to the synthesis of a polymer/graphene conjugate and a water-soluble protein/polymer conjugate, demonstrating the first examples of CMRP in graphene and protein conjugation.
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- Meri Ayurini
- Department
of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, 3800 Victoria, Australia
- Chemistry
Department, Universitas Pertamina, South Jakarta 12220, Indonesia
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, 3800 Victoria, Australia
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- Department
of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, 3800 Victoria, Australia
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, 3800 Victoria, Australia
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- Monash
Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, Parkville, 3052 Victoria, Australia
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- Research
School of Chemistry, Australian National
University, Acton, 2601 Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Research
School of Chemistry, Australian National
University, Acton, 2601 Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, 3800 Victoria, Australia
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- Department
of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, 3800 Victoria, Australia
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Tang S, Seidel FW, Nozaki K. High Density Polyethylenes Bearing Isolated In-Chain Carbonyls*. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:26506-26510. [PMID: 34611972 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202110957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Revised: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Polyethylene materials are highly important polymers which are produced in the largest volume among all plastics. Due to the chemical inert property of saturated carbon-carbon bonds, the degradation of polyethylene is extremely challenging, which prevents them from efficient chemical recycling. Installing functional groups in the main chain of polyethylenes may facilitate the degradation and following chemical recycling of polyethylene materials. Here we report a highly selective approach for the synthesis of high density polyethylenes bearing low content isolated in-chain carbonyls. Linear high-molecular weight polyethylene chains are synthesized via the palladium catalyzed copolymerization of ethylene with metal carbonyls. Different from traditional ethylene/CO copolymerization reactions, excellent non-alternating selectivity has been achieved. While the properties of polyethylene have been retained in the copolymer, faster degradation compared with that of polyethylene was observed upon UV light irradiation. The synthesized materials may therefore serve as more environmentally friendly alternative plastics than traditional polyethylene materials.
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- Shan Tang
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1- Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1- Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1- Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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Tang S, Seidel FW, Nozaki K. High Density Polyethylenes Bearing Isolated In‐Chain Carbonyls**. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202110957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Shan Tang
- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology Graduate School of Engineering The University of Tokyo 7-3-1- Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology Graduate School of Engineering The University of Tokyo 7-3-1- Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology Graduate School of Engineering The University of Tokyo 7-3-1- Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo 113-8656 Japan
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Baffie F, Patias G, Shegiwal A, Brunel F, Monteil V, Verrieux L, Perrin L, Haddleton DM, D'Agosto F. Block Copolymers Based on Ethylene and Methacrylates Using a Combination of Catalytic Chain Transfer Polymerisation (CCTP) and Radical Polymerisation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:25356-25364. [PMID: 34546635 PMCID: PMC9298203 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202108996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Two scalable polymerisation methods are used in combination for the synthesis of ethylene and methacrylate block copolymers. ω-Unsaturated methacrylic oligomers (MMAn ) produced by catalytic chain transfer (co)polymerisation (CCTP) of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and methacrylic acid (MAA) are used as reagents in the radical polymerisation of ethylene (E) in dimethyl carbonate solvent under relatively mild conditions (80 bar, 70 °C). Kinetic measurements and analyses of the produced copolymers by size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and a combination of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques indicate that MMAn is involved in a degradative chain transfer process resulting in the formation of (MMA)n -b-PE block copolymers. Molecular modelling performed by DFT supports the overall reactivity scheme and observed selectivities. The effect of MMAn molar mass and composition is also studied. The block copolymers were characterised by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and their bulk behaviour studied by SAXS/WAXS analysis.
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- Florian Baffie
- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5128, Laboratoire CP2M, Équipe PCM, 69616, Villeurbanne, CEDEX, France
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- University of Warwick, Department of Chemistry, Gibbet Hill, CV4 7AL, Coventry, UK
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- University of Warwick, Department of Chemistry, Gibbet Hill, CV4 7AL, Coventry, UK
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5128, Laboratoire CP2M, Équipe PCM, 69616, Villeurbanne, CEDEX, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5128, Laboratoire CP2M, Équipe PCM, 69616, Villeurbanne, CEDEX, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, INSA-Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5246, ICBMS, 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918, 69616, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, INSA-Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5246, ICBMS, 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918, 69616, Villeurbanne, France
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- University of Warwick, Department of Chemistry, Gibbet Hill, CV4 7AL, Coventry, UK
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5128, Laboratoire CP2M, Équipe PCM, 69616, Villeurbanne, CEDEX, France
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Baffie F, Patias G, Shegiwal A, Brunel F, Monteil V, Verrieux L, Perrin L, Haddleton DM, D'Agosto F. Block Copolymers Based on Ethylene and Methacrylates Using a Combination of Catalytic Chain Transfer Polymerisation (CCTP) and Radical Polymerisation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202108996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Florian Baffie
- Université de Lyon Université Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5128 Laboratoire CP2M Équipe PCM 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
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- University of Warwick Department of Chemistry Gibbet Hill CV4 7AL Coventry UK
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- University of Warwick Department of Chemistry Gibbet Hill CV4 7AL Coventry UK
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- Université de Lyon Université Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5128 Laboratoire CP2M Équipe PCM 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
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- Université de Lyon Université Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5128 Laboratoire CP2M Équipe PCM 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
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- Université de Lyon Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 CPE Lyon INSA-Lyon CNRS UMR 5246 ICBMS 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918 69616 Villeurbanne France
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- Université de Lyon Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 CPE Lyon INSA-Lyon CNRS UMR 5246 ICBMS 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918 69616 Villeurbanne France
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- University of Warwick Department of Chemistry Gibbet Hill CV4 7AL Coventry UK
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- Université de Lyon Université Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5128 Laboratoire CP2M Équipe PCM 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
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Frech S, Molle E, Butzelaar AJ, Theato P. Ethylene-Free Synthesis of Polyethylene Copolymers and Block Copolymers. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Stefan Frech
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Engesserstraße 18, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Soft Matter Synthesis Laboratory - Institute for Biological Interfaces III (IBG-3), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Engesserstraße 18, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Soft Matter Synthesis Laboratory - Institute for Biological Interfaces III (IBG-3), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Engesserstraße 18, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Engesserstraße 18, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Soft Matter Synthesis Laboratory - Institute for Biological Interfaces III (IBG-3), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Wolpers A, Baffie F, Monteil V, D'Agosto F. Statistical and Block Copolymers of Ethylene and Vinyl Acetate via Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization. Macromol Rapid Commun 2021; 42:e2100270. [PMID: 34145658 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202100270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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A dithiocarbamate chain transfer agent (CTA) based on Z-group substituted with a diphenyl amine (-NPh2 ) moiety is selected for the synthesis of statistical and diblock copolymers of ethylene and vinyl acetate via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization. Benefiting from the good chain growth control of polyethylene (PE), poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc), and poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (EVA) achieved with this CTA, linear diblock copolymers of the type EVA-b-PE, EVA-b-EVA, and PVAc-b-EVA are successfully synthesized. A three-arm EVA star is additionally obtained starting from a trifunctional dithiocarbamate CTA.
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- Arne Wolpers
- Univ Lyon, CPE Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5128, Catalysis, Polymerization, Processes and Materials (CP2M), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918, Villeurbanne, 69616, France
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- Univ Lyon, CPE Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5128, Catalysis, Polymerization, Processes and Materials (CP2M), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918, Villeurbanne, 69616, France
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- Univ Lyon, CPE Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5128, Catalysis, Polymerization, Processes and Materials (CP2M), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918, Villeurbanne, 69616, France
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- Univ Lyon, CPE Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5128, Catalysis, Polymerization, Processes and Materials (CP2M), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918, Villeurbanne, 69616, France
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Benchaphanthawee W, Peng CH. Organo-Cobalt Complexes in Reversible-Deactivation Radical Polymerization. CHEM REC 2021; 21:3628-3647. [PMID: 34132014 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202100122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Cobalt complexes have played an essential role in different chemical reactions. One of them that has attracted substantial attention in polymer science is cobalt mediated radical polymerization (CMRP), which is famous for its remarkable efficiency in controlling the radical polymerization of vinyl acetate (VAc) and other less active monomers (LAMs). Two pathways, reversible termination (RT) and degenerative transfer (DT), were recognized to control the polymerization in CMRP and could be further used to rationalize the mechanism of other RDRP methods. These control mechanisms were then found to be correlated to the redox potential of cobalt complexes and thus could be judged more quantitatively. The control of polymer composition and tacticity could also be achieved by using CMRP. The hybridization of CMRP and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) could directly synthesize the vinyl acetate/methyl methacrylate and vinyl acetate/styrene block copolymers in one pot. The copolymer of acrylates and 1-octene could be obtained by visible-light-induced CMRP. With the addition of bulky Lewis acid, CMRP of N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMA) showed high isotacticities with the contents of meso dyads (m) and meso triads (mm) up to 94 % and 87 %, respectively, and generated the crystalline PDMA with Tm as high as 276 °C. This personal account reviewed the development of CMRP with the mechanistic understanding, the control of composition and stereoselectivity of the polymeric products, and its perspective.
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- Wachara Benchaphanthawee
- Department of Chemistry and Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Sec 2, Kuang-Fu Rd., 30013, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry and Frontier Research Center on Fundamental and Applied Sciences of Matters, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Sec 2, Kuang-Fu Rd., 30013, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Scholten PBV, Cartigny G, Grignard B, Debuigne A, Cramail H, Meier MAR, Detrembleur C. Functional Polyethylenes by Organometallic-Mediated Radical Polymerization of Biobased Carbonates. ACS Macro Lett 2021; 10:313-320. [PMID: 35549068 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Partly or fully renewable (co)polymers are gaining interest in both academia and industry. Polyethylene is a widely used polymer, classically derived from fossil fuels, with a high versatility stemming from the introduction of comonomers altering the mechanical properties. The introduction of renewable functionalities into this polymer is highly attractive to obtain functional, tunable, and at least partially renewable polyethylenes. We herein report the introduction of biosourced cyclic carbonates into polyethylene using organometallic-mediated radical polymerization under mild conditions. Molecular weights of up to 14 600 g mol-1 with dispersities as low as 1.19 were obtained, and the cyclic carbonate content could be easily tuned by the ethylene pressure during the polymerization. As a proof of concept, the hydrolysis of the cyclic carbonates of a representative copolymer was explored, and it provided polyethylene-bearing vicinal diols, with a hydrolysis degree of 71%. Given the multitude of chemoselective modifications possible on cyclic carbonates as well as the fact that many allylic- and alkylidene-type cyclic carbonates are accessible from renewable resources, this work opens up an avenue for the design of functional and more sustainable polyethylenes.
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- Philip B. V. Scholten
- Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), CESAM Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, University of Liège, Sart-Tilman B6a, 4000 Liège, Belgium
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Materialwissenschaftliches Zentrum MZE, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Straße am Forum 7, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), CESAM Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, University of Liège, Sart-Tilman B6a, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), CESAM Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, University of Liège, Sart-Tilman B6a, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), CESAM Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, University of Liège, Sart-Tilman B6a, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques (LCPO), Université de Bordeaux, 16 Avenue Pey-Berland, 33607 Pessac, France
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Materialwissenschaftliches Zentrum MZE, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Straße am Forum 7, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Institute of Toxicology and Genetics (ITG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Center for Education and Research on Macromolecules (CERM), CESAM Research Unit, Department of Chemistry, University of Liège, Sart-Tilman B6a, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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Zeng TY, Xia L, Zhang Z, Hong CY, You YZ. Dithiocarbamate-mediated controlled copolymerization of ethylene with cyclic ketene acetals towards polyethylene-based degradable copolymers. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00200c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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In this article, degradable polyethylene (PE)-based copolymers containing ester units in the backbone were prepared through the hybrid copolymerization of ethylene and cyclic ketene acetals (CKAs) mediated by dithiocarbamate successfully.
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- Tian-You Zeng
- Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Science
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
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- Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Science
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
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- Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Science
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
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- Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Science
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
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- Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Science
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
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Ivanchenko O, Authesserre U, Coste G, Mazières S, Destarac M, Harrisson S. ε-Thionocaprolactone: an accessible monomer for preparation of degradable poly(vinyl esters) by radical ring-opening polymerization. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py00080b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Readily accessible ε-thionocaprolactone can be copolymerized with vinyl esters under radical polymerization conditions to produce copolymers containing degradable thioester and thioacetal linkages.
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- Laboratoire des IMRCP
- Université Paul Sabatier
- CNRS UMR 5623
- France
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- Laboratoire des IMRCP
- Université Paul Sabatier
- CNRS UMR 5623
- France
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- Laboratoire des IMRCP
- Université Paul Sabatier
- CNRS UMR 5623
- France
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Pesenti T, Nicolas J. 100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Degradable Polymers from Radical Ring-Opening Polymerization: Latest Advances, New Directions, and Ongoing Challenges. ACS Macro Lett 2020; 9:1812-1835. [PMID: 35653672 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Radical ring-opening polymerization (rROP) allows facile incorporation of labile groups (e.g., ester) into the main chain of vinyl polymers to obtain (bio)degradable materials. rROP has focused a lot of attention especially since the advent of reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) techniques and is still incredibly moving forward, as attested by the numerous achievements in terms of monomer synthesis, macromolecular engineering, and potential biomedical applications of the resulting degradable polymers. In the present Viewpoint, we will cover the latest progress made in rROP in the last ∼5 years, such as its recent directions, its remaining limitations, and the ongoing challenges. More specifically, this will be achieved through the three different classes of monomers that recently caught most of the attention: cyclic ketene acetals (CKA), thionolactones, and macrocyclic monomers.
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- Théo Pesenti
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut Galien Paris-Saclay, 92296 Châtenay-Malabry, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut Galien Paris-Saclay, 92296 Châtenay-Malabry, France
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Wolpers A, Baffie F, Verrieux L, Perrin L, Monteil V, D'Agosto F. Iodine-Transfer Polymerization (ITP) of Ethylene and Copolymerization with Vinyl Acetate. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:19304-19310. [PMID: 32667118 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202008872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Controlled radical polymerization of ethylene using different commercially available, cheap, and non-toxic iodo alkyls is performed by iodine transfer polymerization (ITP) under mild conditions (≤100 °C and ≤200 bar). The formed well-defined iodo end-capped polyethylene (PE-I) species is very stable upon storage. Narrow molar-mass distributions (dispersities around 1.6) were obtained up to number average molar masses of 7300 g mol-1 . The ethylene copolymerization by ITP (ITcoP) with vinyl acetate allowed to form a broad range of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (EVA) containing from 0 to 85 mol % of VAc unit. In addition, EVA-b-PE block copolymers or EVA-b-EVA gradient block copolymers with different content of VAc in the blocks were obtained for the first time using ITP. Finally, reactivity trends were explored by a theoretical mechanistic study. This highly versatile synthetic platform provides a straightforward access to a diverse range of well-defined PE based polymer materials.
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- A Wolpers
- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5265, Laboratoire C2P2, Équipe LCPP, 69616, Villeurbanne, CEDEX, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5265, Laboratoire C2P2, Équipe LCPP, 69616, Villeurbanne, CEDEX, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, INSA-Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5246, ICBMS, 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918, 69616, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, INSA-Lyon, CNRS, UMR 5246, ICBMS, 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918, 69616, Villeurbanne, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5265, Laboratoire C2P2, Équipe LCPP, 69616, Villeurbanne, CEDEX, France
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- Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, CPE Lyon, CNRS UMR 5265, Laboratoire C2P2, Équipe LCPP, 69616, Villeurbanne, CEDEX, France
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Wolpers A, Baffie F, Verrieux L, Perrin L, Monteil V, D'Agosto F. Iodine‐Transfer Polymerization (ITP) of Ethylene and Copolymerization with Vinyl Acetate. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202008872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- A. Wolpers
- Université de Lyon Université Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5265 Laboratoire C2P2 Équipe LCPP 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
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- Université de Lyon Université Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5265 Laboratoire C2P2 Équipe LCPP 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
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- Université de Lyon Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 CPE Lyon INSA-Lyon CNRS, UMR 5246, ICBMS 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918 69616 Villeurbanne France
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- Université de Lyon Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 CPE Lyon INSA-Lyon CNRS, UMR 5246, ICBMS 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918 69616 Villeurbanne France
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- Université de Lyon Université Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5265 Laboratoire C2P2 Équipe LCPP 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
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- Université de Lyon Université Lyon 1 CPE Lyon CNRS UMR 5265 Laboratoire C2P2 Équipe LCPP 69616 Villeurbanne, CEDEX France
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Tardy A, Gil N, Plummer CM, Siri D, Gigmes D, Lefay C, Guillaneuf Y. Polyesters by a Radical Pathway: Rationalization of the Cyclic Ketene Acetal Efficiency. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:14517-14526. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202005114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Antoine Tardy
- Aix-Marseille Univ CNRS Institut de Chimie Radicalaire UMR 7273 Marseille France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ CNRS Institut de Chimie Radicalaire UMR 7273 Marseille France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ CNRS Institut de Chimie Radicalaire UMR 7273 Marseille France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ CNRS Institut de Chimie Radicalaire UMR 7273 Marseille France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ CNRS Institut de Chimie Radicalaire UMR 7273 Marseille France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ CNRS Institut de Chimie Radicalaire UMR 7273 Marseille France
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Tardy A, Gil N, Plummer CM, Siri D, Gigmes D, Lefay C, Guillaneuf Y. Polyesters by a Radical Pathway: Rationalization of the Cyclic Ketene Acetal Efficiency. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202005114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Antoine Tardy
- Aix-Marseille Univ CNRS Institut de Chimie Radicalaire UMR 7273 Marseille France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ CNRS Institut de Chimie Radicalaire UMR 7273 Marseille France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ CNRS Institut de Chimie Radicalaire UMR 7273 Marseille France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ CNRS Institut de Chimie Radicalaire UMR 7273 Marseille France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ CNRS Institut de Chimie Radicalaire UMR 7273 Marseille France
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- Aix-Marseille Univ CNRS Institut de Chimie Radicalaire UMR 7273 Marseille France
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Abstract
This review discusses the history of reversible-deactivation radical ring-opening polymerization of cyclic ketene acetals, focusing on the preparation of degradable complex polymeric architectures.
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- Alexander W. Jackson
- Agency for Science
- Technology and Engineering (A*Star)
- Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES)
- Functional Molecules and Polymers (FMP) Division
- Jurong Island
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