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Cheng-Tan MDL, Nguyen AN, Gordon CT, Wood ZA, Manjarrez Y, Fieser ME. Choline Halide-Based Deep Eutectic Solvents as Biocompatible Catalysts for the Alternating Copolymerization of Epoxides and Cyclic Anhydrides. ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING 2024; 12:7246-7255. [PMID: 38757124 PMCID: PMC11094800 DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c06766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Aliphatic polyesters have received considerable attention in recent years due to their biodegradability and biocompatible, mechanical, and thermal properties that can make them a suitable alternative to today's commercialized polymers. The ring-opening copolymerization (ROCOP) of epoxides and cyclic anhydrides is a route to synthesize a diverse array of polyesters that could be useful in many applications. However, the catalysts used rarely consider biocompatible catalysts in the case that any are left in the polymer. To the best of our knowledge, we report the first example of using deep eutectic solvents (DESs) as biocompatible catalysts for this target ROCOP with polymerization activity for at least six diverse monomer pairs. Choline halide salts are active for this polymerization, with dried salts showing polymerization slower than that of those conducted in air. Hydrogen bonding with water is hypothesized to enhance the rate-determining step of epoxide ring opening. While the presence of water improves the rate of polymerization, it also acts as a chain transfer agent, leading to smaller molar mass polymers than intended. Combining the choline halide salts with urea or ethylene glycol hydrogen bond donors in air led to DES catalysts that reacted similarly to the salts exposed to air. However, when generating these DESs in air-free conditions, they showed similar rates of polymerization without a drop in polymer molar mass. The hydrogen bonding provided by urea and ethylene glycol seems to promote the rate increase without serving as a chain transfer agent. Results reported herein display the promising potential of biocompatible catalyst systems for this ROCOP process as well as introducing the use of hydrogen bonding to enhance polymerization rates.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
- Wrigley
Institute for Environment and Sustainability, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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Zhang Q, Hu C, Pang X, Chen X. Multi-Functional Organofluoride Catalysts for Polyesters Production and Upcycling Degradation. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024; 17:e202300907. [PMID: 37735092 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202300907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Revised: 09/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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The production and degradation of polyesters are two crucial processes in polyester materials' life cycle. In this work, multi-functional organocatalysts based on fluorides for both processes are described. Organofluorides were developed as catalysts for ring-opening polymerization of lactide (lactone). Compared with a series of organohalides, organofluoride performed the best catalytic reactivity because of the hydrogen bond interaction between F- and alcohol initiator. The Mn values of polyester products could be up to 72 kg mol-1 . With organofluoride catalysts, the ring-opening copolymerization between various anhydrides and epoxides could be established. Furthermore, terpolymerization of anhydride, epoxide, and lactide could be constructed by the self-switchable organofluoride catalyst to yield a block polymer with a strictly controlled polymerization sequence. Organofluorides were also efficient catalysts for upcycling polyester plastic wastes via alcoholysis. Mixed polyester materials could also be hierarchically recycled.
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- Qiao Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, 130022, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, 130022, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, 130022, Changchun, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, 130022, Changchun, China
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Huang Y, Zhao C, Zhang B, Li H, Zhao J. Marriage of Organic and Grubbs Catalysts for Tandem Synthesis of Bottlebrush Polyesters. ACS Macro Lett 2023; 12:1711-1717. [PMID: 38039396 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.3c00695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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Bottlebrush polymers (BBPs) have gained wide attention for their special characters, such as rigid main/side chains, stemming from the exceedingly high graft density. This study aims to provide a simple synthetic approach to BBPs with polyester side chains by merging ring-opening alternating copolymerization (ROAP) and ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP). A simple phosphazene base (tBuP1) is employed for the ROAP of phthalic anhydride and epoxide, after which Grubbs third-generation catalyst (G3) is added to in situ switch on ROMP of the macromonomer, i.e., norbornenyl-ended alternating polyester. The compatibility of tBuP1 with G3 and well-controlled ROMP is evidenced by DOSY-NMR of mixed catalysts, characterization of BBPs, and side-chain degradation. The method can also be extended to BBPs with one-step synthesized block copolyesters side chains. These results highlight the strength of the non-nucleophilic organobase catalyst for convenient construction of complex (degradable) polymers with compositional diversity.
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- Yuan Huang
- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
- College of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Functional Materials of Colleges and Universities of Hunan Province, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, People's Republic of China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, People's Republic of China
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Zhu S, Zhao M, Zhou H, Wen Y, Wang Y, Liao Y, Zhou X, Xie X. One-pot synthesis of hyperbranched polymers via visible light regulated switchable catalysis. Nat Commun 2023; 14:1622. [PMID: 36959264 PMCID: PMC10036521 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37334-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023] Open
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Switchable catalysis promises exceptional efficiency in synthesizing polymers with ever-increasing structural complexity. However, current achievements in such attempts are limited to constructing linear block copolymers. Here we report a visible light regulated switchable catalytic system capable of synthesizing hyperbranched polymers in a one-pot/two-stage procedure with commercial glycidyl acrylate (GA) as a heterofunctional monomer. Using (salen)CoIIICl (1) as the catalyst, the ring-opening reaction under a carbon monoxide atmosphere occurs with high regioselectivity (>99% at the methylene position), providing an alkoxycarbonyl cobalt acrylate intermediate (2a) during the first stage. Upon exposure to light, the reaction enters the second stage, wherein 2a serves as a polymerizable initiator for organometallic-mediated radical self-condensing vinyl polymerization (OMR-SCVP). Given the organocobalt chain-end functionality of the resulting hyperbranched poly(glycidyl acrylate) (hb-PGA), a further chain extension process gives access to a core-shell copolymer with brush-on-hyperbranched arm architecture. Notably, the post-modification with 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) affords a metal-free hb-PGA that simultaneously improves the toughness and glass transition temperature of epoxy thermosets, while maintaining their storage modulus.
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- Shuaishuai Zhu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430074, Wuhan, China
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Xu J, Wang J, Bakr OM, Hadjichristidis N. Controlling the Fluorescence Performance of AIE Polymers by Controlling the Polymer Microstructure. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202217418. [PMID: 36652122 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202217418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) polymers with expected emission wavelength/color and fluorescence efficiency are valuable in applications. However, most AIE polymers exhibit irregular emission wavelength/color changes compared to the original AIE monomers. Here, we report the synthesis of AIE polymers with unchanged emission wavelength by ring-opening (co)polymerizations of 4-(triphenylethenyl)phenoxymethyloxirane (TPEO) and other epoxides or phthalic anhydride. The chemical structures/physical properties of all (co)polymers were characterized by NMR, SEC, MALDI-TOF, and DSC. The co-polyether microstructures were revealed by calculating the reactivity ratios and visualized by Monte Carlo simulation. The photoluminescence quantum yields of all the (co)polymers were determined in the solid state. We systematically correlated the fluorescence performance with molecular weights, crystallinity, monomer compositions, glass transition temperatures, side lengths, and flexibility/rigidity.
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- Jiaxi Xu
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, KAUST Catalysis Center, Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Physical Sciences and Engineering Division, KAUST Catalysis Center, Polymer Synthesis Laboratory, Thuwal, 23955, Saudi Arabia
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Wang X, Huo Z, Xie X, Shanaiah N, Tong R. Recent Advances in Sequence-Controlled Ring-Opening Copolymerizations of Monomer Mixtures. Chem Asian J 2023; 18:e202201147. [PMID: 36571563 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202201147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Transforming renewable resources into functional and degradable polymers is driven by the ever-increasing demand to replace unsustainable polyolefins. However, the utility of many degradable homopolymers remains limited due to their inferior properties compared to commodity polyolefins. Therefore, the synthesis of sequence-defined copolymers from one-pot monomer mixtures is not only conceptually appealing in chemistry, but also economically attractive by maximizing materials usage and improving polymers' performances. Among many polymerization strategies, ring-opening (co)polymerization of cyclic monomers enables efficient access to degradable polymers with high control on molecular weights and molecular weight distributions. Herein, we highlight recent advances in achieving one-pot, sequence-controlled polymerizations of cyclic monomer mixtures using a single catalytic system that combines multiple catalytic cycles. The scopes of cyclic monomers, catalysts, and polymerization mechanisms are presented for this type of sequence-controlled ring-opening copolymerization.
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- Xiaoqian Wang
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 635 Prices Fork Road, 24061, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 635 Prices Fork Road, 24061, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 635 Prices Fork Road, 24061, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1040 Drillfield Drive, 24061, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 635 Prices Fork Road, 24061, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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Xie H, Zheng L, Feng J, Wang X, Kuang S, Zhou L, Jiang J, Xu Y, Zhao Y, Xu Z. Alkali metal carbonate catalyzed copolymerization of anhydrides and epoxides: a simple, efficient and versatile approach to well-defined alternating polyesters. Polym Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py01507b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2023]
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Readily available and economical alkali metal carbonates have been utilized to catalyze the ROAC of PA and various epoxides to afford polyesters with perfectly alternating sequence distribution, controlled molar masses, and moderate dispersity.
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- Hongyan Xie
- China-Australia Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314000, China
- China National Textile and Apparel Council Key Laboratory of Flame Retardancy Finishing of Textile Materials, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314000, China
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- China-Australia Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314000, China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314000, China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314000, China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314000, China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314000, China
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314000, China
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- College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- China-Australia Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314000, China
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Wood ZA, Fieser ME. Understanding differences in rate versus product determining steps to enhance sequence control in epoxide/cyclic anhydride copolymers. Polym Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1039/d3py00048f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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One-pot synthesis of random, gradient, and block polyesters via the ring opening copolymerization of epoxides and cyclic anhydrides is investigated using simple yttrium salt catalysts. Impact of rate versus product determining steps is discussed.
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- Zachary A. Wood
- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 90089, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 90089, USA
- Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 90089, USA
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Xia X, Gao T, Li F, Suzuki R, Isono T, Satoh T. Sequential Polymerization from Complex Monomer Mixtures: Access to Multiblock Copolymers with Adjustable Sequence, Topology, and Gradient Strength. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Xiaochao Xia
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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Laiwattanapaisarn N, Virachotikul A, Chumsaeng P, Jaenjai T, Phomphrai K. Ring-Opening Co- and Terpolymerization of Epoxides, Cyclic Anhydrides, and l-Lactide Using Constrained Aluminum Inden Complexes. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:20616-20628. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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- Nattiya Laiwattanapaisarn
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Wangchan, Rayong21210, Thailand
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Wangchan, Rayong21210, Thailand
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Wangchan, Rayong21210, Thailand
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Wangchan, Rayong21210, Thailand
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Wangchan, Rayong21210, Thailand
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Gao Z, Gao B, Zhou Y, Pang X. Degradable terpolyesters synthesized from a monomer mixture mediated by a heterometallic complex: Defined monomer- and stereo-sequences. POLYMER 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.125536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Xia X, Gao T, Li F, Suzuki R, Isono T, Satoh T. Multidimensional Control of Repeating Unit/Sequence/Topology for One-Step Synthesis of Block Polymers from Monomer Mixtures. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:17905-17915. [PMID: 36150017 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c06860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Synchronously and thoroughly adjusting the chemical structure difference between two blocks of the diblock copolymer is very useful for designing materials but difficult to achieve via self-switchable alternating copolymerization. Here, we report self-switchable alternating copolymerization from a mixture of two different cyclic anhydrides, epoxides, and oxetanes, where a simple alkali metal carboxylate catalyst switches between ring-opening alternating copolymerization (ROCOP) of cyclic anhydrides/epoxides and ROCOP of cyclic anhydrides/oxetanes, resulting in the formation of a perfect block tetrapolymer. By investigating the reactivity ratio of these comonomers, a reactivity gradient was established, enabling the precise synthesis of block copolymers with synchronous adjustment of each unit's chemical structure/sequence/topology. Consequently, a diblock tetrapolymer with two glass transition temperatures (Tg) can be easily produced by adjusting the difference in chemical structures between the two blocks.
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- Xiaochao Xia
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China.,Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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Valle M, Ximenis M, Lopez de Pariza X, Chan JMW, Sardon H. Spotting Trends in Organocatalyzed and Other Organomediated (De)polymerizations and Polymer Functionalizations. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202203043. [PMID: 35700152 PMCID: PMC9545893 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202203043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Organocatalysis has evolved into an effective complement to metal‐ or enzyme‐based catalysis in polymerization, polymer functionalization, and depolymerization. The ease of removal and greater sustainability of organocatalysts relative to transition‐metal‐based ones has spurred development in specialty applications, e.g., medical devices, drug delivery, optoelectronics. Despite this, the use of organocatalysis and other organomediated reactions in polymer chemistry is still rapidly developing, and we envisage their rapidly growing application in nascent areas such as controlled radical polymerization, additive manufacturing, and chemical recycling in the coming years. In this Review, we describe ten trending areas where we anticipate paradigm shifts resulting from novel organocatalysts and other transition‐metal‐free conditions. We highlight opportunities and challenges and detail how new discoveries could lead to previously inaccessible functional materials and a potentially circular plastics economy.
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- María Valle
- POLYMAT University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Jose Mari Korta Center Avda Tolosa 72 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian Spain
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- POLYMAT University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Jose Mari Korta Center Avda Tolosa 72 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian Spain
- University of the Balearic Islands UIB Department of Chemistry Cra. Valldemossa, Km 7.5 07122 Palma de Mallorca Spain
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- POLYMAT University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Jose Mari Korta Center Avda Tolosa 72 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian Spain
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- Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals Energy and Environment (ISCE2) Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island Singapore 627833 Singapore
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- POLYMAT University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU Jose Mari Korta Center Avda Tolosa 72 20018 Donostia-San Sebastian Spain
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Xie H, Feng J, Yang X, Zhao Y, Song P, Wang H, Xu Z. One‐pot sequence‐selective synthesis of polylactone‐containing block terpolymers based on renewable terpenoid‐derived monomer and a simple organocatalyst. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20220188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Hongyan Xie
- China‐Australia Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Jiaxing University Jiaxing China
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- China‐Australia Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Jiaxing University Jiaxing China
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- China‐Australia Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Jiaxing University Jiaxing China
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- College of Textile and Clothing Engineering Soochow University Suzhou China
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- Centre for Future Materials University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba Australia
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- Centre for Future Materials University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba Australia
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- China‐Australia Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Jiaxing University Jiaxing China
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Sardon H, Valle M, Lopez de Pariza X, Ximenis M, Chan JM. Spotting Trends in Organocatalyzed and Other Organomediated (De)polymerizations and Polymer Functionalizations. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202203043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Haritz Sardon
- University of Basque Country POLYMAT Paseo Manuel Lardizabal n 3 20018 San Sebastian SPAIN
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- University of the Basque Country: Universidad del Pais Vasco POLYMAT SPAIN
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- University of the Basque Country: Universidad del Pais Vasco POLYMAT SPAIN
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- Agency for Science Technology and Research Institue of Chemical and Engineering Science SINGAPORE
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Shibata K, Kametani Y, Daito Y, Ouchi M. Homopolymer- block-Alternating Copolymers Composed of Acrylamide Units: Design of Transformable Divinyl Monomers and Sequence-Specific Thermoresponsive Properties. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:9959-9970. [PMID: 35613460 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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In this work, we synthesized an acrylamide-based terpolymer that is a block copolymer composed of an AB alternating copolymer and a C homopolymer. The key to the unprecedented achievement is rational design of an acrylate-acrylamide divinyl monomer carrying CF3-substituted salicylic acid ester bonds (AAm-CF3) to realize the efficient and selective cyclopolymerization as well as the quantitative transformation of the resultant cyclorepeating units. The selectivity in the cyclopolymerization and the pendant transformation ability were evaluated through reactivity ratios of the corresponding model monomers and quantitative aminolysis reactions of the model compound. The cyclopolymerization via the photoinduced electron transfer-reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (PET-RAFT) process with a macrochain-transfer agent and subsequent aminolysis reaction afforded the homopolymer-block-alternating copolymer. The sequence-controlled terpolymer exhibited a very unique thermal response behavior in water that was strikingly different from the corresponding sequence-uncontrolled terpolymers, such as homopolymer-block-statistical copolymers and all statistical terpolymers, despite the fact that the structure cannot be distinguished by 1H NMR.
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- Kentaro Shibata
- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Department of Polymer Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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Cui L, Liu Y, Ren BH, Lu XB. Preparation of Sequence-Controlled Polyester and Polycarbonate Materials via Epoxide Copolymerization Mediated by Trinuclear Co(III) Complexes. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Lei Cui
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Wang Y, Wang M, Shi Y, Chen X, Song D, Li Y, Wang B. Switchable Copolymerization of Maleic Anhydride/Epoxides/Lactide Mixtures: A Straightforward Approach to Block Copolymers with Unsaturated Polyester Sequences. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202200079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Yu‐Bo Wang
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite & Functional Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University Tianjin 300350
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite & Functional Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University Tianjin 300350
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite & Functional Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University Tianjin 300350
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite & Functional Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University Tianjin 300350
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite & Functional Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University Tianjin 300350
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite & Functional Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University Tianjin 300350
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite & Functional Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University Tianjin 300350
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Tang J, Li M, Wang X, Tao Y. Switchable Polymerization Organocatalysis: From Monomer Mixtures to Block Copolymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202115465. [PMID: 35107197 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202115465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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One-pot production of sequence-controlled block copolymer from mixed monomers is a crucial but rarely reached goal. Using a switchable Lewis-pair organocatalyst, we have accomplished sequence-selective polymerization from a mixture of O-carboxyanhydride (OCA) and epoxide. Polymerization of the OCA monomer occurs first and exclusively because of its exceedingly high polymerizability. When OCA is fully consumed, alternating copolymerization of epoxide and CO2 liberated in OCA polymerization is triggered from the termini of the first block. The two polymerizations thus occur in tandem, both in chemoselective fashion, so that a sequence-controlled block polymer with up to 99 % CO2 conversion is furnished in this one-pot protocol. Calculations and experimental results demonstrate a chemoselective and cooperative mechanism, where the high polymerizability of the OCA monomers guarantees exquisite sequence selectivity and the cooperative decarboxylation partly arose from the stabilization effect by triethylborane, which facilitates the smooth transformation of the chain end from carbonate to alkoxide.
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- Jiadong Tang
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Renmin Street 5625, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Renmin Street 5625, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Renmin Street 5625, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Renmin Street 5625, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China.,University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, P. R. China
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Hu C, Pang X, Chen X. Self-Switchable Polymerization: A Smart Approach to Sequence-Controlled Degradable Copolymers. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Chenyang Hu
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
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Tang J, Li M, Wang X, Tao Y. Switchable Polymerization Organocatalysis: From Monomer Mixtures to Block Copolymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202115465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Jiadong Tang
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Renmin Street 5625 Changchun 130022 P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Renmin Street 5625 Changchun 130022 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Renmin Street 5625 Changchun 130022 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Renmin Street 5625 Changchun 130022 P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 230026 P. R. China
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Zhu X, Yang G, Xie R, Wu G. One‐Pot Construction of Sulfur‐Rich Thermoplastic Elastomers Enabled by Metal‐Free Self‐Switchable Catalysis and Air‐Assisted Coupling. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202115189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Xiao‐Feng Zhu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials and Technologies of Zhejiang Province Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials and Technologies of Zhejiang Province Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials and Technologies of Zhejiang Province Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials and Technologies of Zhejiang Province Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China
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Xia X, Suzuki R, Gao T, Isono T, Satoh T. One-step synthesis of sequence-controlled multiblock polymers with up to 11 segments from monomer mixture. Nat Commun 2022; 13:163. [PMID: 35013294 PMCID: PMC8748456 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27830-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Switchable polymerization holds considerable potential for the synthesis of highly sequence-controlled multiblock. To date, this method has been limited to three-component systems, which enables the straightforward synthesis of multiblock polymers with less than five blocks. Herein, we report a self-switchable polymerization enabled by simple alkali metal carboxylate catalysts that directly polymerize six-component mixtures into multiblock polymers consisting of up to 11 blocks. Without an external trigger, the catalyst polymerization spontaneously connects five catalytic cycles in an orderly manner, involving four anhydride/epoxide ring-opening copolymerizations and one L-lactide ring-opening polymerization, creating a one-step synthetic pathway. Following this autotandem catalysis, reasonable combinations of different catalytic cycles allow the direct preparation of diverse, sequence-controlled, multiblock copolymers even containing various hyperbranched architectures. This method shows considerable promise in the synthesis of sequentially and architecturally complex polymers, with high monomer sequence control that provides the potential for designing materials.
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- Xiaochao Xia
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing, 400054, China.
- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8628, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8628, Japan
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8628, Japan.
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8628, Japan.
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Lin L, Chen X, Xiang H, Chang M, Xu Y, Zhao H, Meng Y. Construction of triblock copolyesters via one-step switchable terpolymerization of epoxides, phthalic anhydride and ε-caprolactone using dual urea/organic base catalysts. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py01390d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A cost-effective and efficient system of ureas/organic bases toward the controlled self-switchable copolymerization of epoxide/PA/CL to obtain well-defined triblock polyesters.
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- Limiao Lin
- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, China
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- School of Materials Science & Hydrogen Energy, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, China
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- School of Materials Science & Hydrogen Energy, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, China
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- School of Materials Science & Hydrogen Energy, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Low-Carbon Chemistry & Energy Conservation of Guangdong Province/School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, 135 Xingang West, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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Zhu XF, Yang GW, Xie R, Wu GP. One-Pot Construction of Sulfur-Rich Thermoplastic Elastomers Enabled by Metal-Free Self-Switchable Catalysis and Air-Assisted Coupling. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202115189. [PMID: 34866295 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202115189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Construction of well-defined sulfur-rich macromolecules in a facile manner is an interesting but challenging topic. Herein, we disclose how to readily construct well-defined triblock sulfur-rich thermoplastic elastomers via a self-switchable isothiocyanate/episulfide copolymerization and air-assisted oxidative coupling strategy. During self-switchable polymerization, alternating copolymerization of isothiocyanate and episulfide occurs initially due to the lower energy barrier for isothiocyanate insertion with respect to successive episulfide ring-opening. After exhaustion of isothiocyanate, ring-opening polymerization of episulfide begins, providing diblock polymers. Subsequent exposure of the reaction to air leads to a transformation of diblock copolymers into triblock thermoplastic elastomers. This protocol can be extended to diverse isothiocyanates and episulfides, allowing fine-tuning of the performance of the produced sulfur-rich thermoplastic elastomers.
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- Xiao-Feng Zhu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials and Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials and Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials and Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Key Laboratory of Adsorption and Separation Materials and Technologies of Zhejiang Province, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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He G, Li H, Zhao J. One‐Step Sequence‐Selective Synthesis of Block Copolyester from Mixed Phthalic Anhydride, Cyclohexene Oxide, and
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‐Valerolactone. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202100321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Guanchen He
- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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Yuntawattana N, Gregory GL, Carrodeguas LP, Williams CK. Switchable Polymerization Catalysis Using a Tin(II) Catalyst and Commercial Monomers to Toughen Poly(l-lactide). ACS Macro Lett 2021; 10:774-779. [PMID: 34306820 PMCID: PMC8296665 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Sustainable plastics sourced without virgin petrochemicals, that are easily recyclable and with potential for degradation at end of life, are urgently needed. Here, copolymersand blends meeting these criteria are efficiently prepared using a single catalyst and existing commercial monomers l-lactide, propylene oxide, and maleic anhydride. The selective, one-reactor polymerization applies an industry-relevant tin(II) catalyst. Tapered, miscible block polyesters are formed with alkene groups which are postfunctionalized to modulate the polymer glass transition temperature. The polymers are blended at desirable low weight fractions (2 wt %) with commercial poly(l-lactide) (PLLA), increasing toughness, and elongation at break without compromising the elastic modulus, tensile strength, or thermal properties. The selective polymerization catalysis, using commercial monomers and catalyst, provides a straightforward means to improve bioplastics performances.
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- Nattawut Yuntawattana
- Chemistry Research Laboratory,
Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K.
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory,
Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K.
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory,
Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K.
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory,
Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K.
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Deacy A, Gregory GL, Sulley GS, Chen TTD, Williams CK. Sequence Control from Mixtures: Switchable Polymerization Catalysis and Future Materials Applications. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:10021-10040. [PMID: 34190553 PMCID: PMC8297863 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c03250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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There is an ever-increasing demand for higher-performing polymeric materials counterbalanced by the need for sustainability throughout the life cycle. Copolymers comprising ester, carbonate, or ether linkages could fulfill some of this demand as their monomer-polymer chemistry is closer to equilibrium, facilitating (bio)degradation and recycling; many monomers are or could be sourced from renewables or waste. Here, an efficient and broadly applicable route to make such copolymers is discussed, a form of switchable polymerization catalysis which exploits a single catalyst, switched between different catalytic cycles, to prepare block sequence selective copolymers from monomer mixtures. This perspective presents the principles of this catalysis, catalyst design criteria, the selectivity and structural copolymer characterization tools, and the properties of the resulting copolymers. Uses as thermoplastic elastomers, toughened plastics, adhesives, and self-assembled nanostructures, and for programmed degradation, among others, are discussed. The state-of-the-art research into both catalysis and products, as well as future challenges and directions, are presented.
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, U.K.
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, U.K.
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TA, U.K.
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Li C, Dang YF, Wang B, Pan L, Li YS. Constructing ABA- and ABCBA-Type Multiblock Copolyesters with Structural Diversity by Organocatalytic Self-Switchable Copolymerization. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Chen Li
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite & Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite & Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite & Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Composite & Functional Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
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Xia X, Suzuki R, Takojima K, Jiang DH, Isono T, Satoh T. Smart Access to Sequentially and Architecturally Controlled Block Polymers via a Simple Catalytic Polymerization System. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c00382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Xiaochao Xia
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, 106 Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan
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Chen G, Xia L, Wang F, Zhang Z, You YZ. Recent progress in the construction of polymers with advanced chain structures via hybrid, switchable, and cascade chain-growth polymerizations. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py00274k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Recent progress of hybrid, switchable, and cascade chain-growth polymerizations for the preparation of polymers with advanced chain structures with diverse compositions has been summarized.
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- Guang Chen
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- People's Republic of China
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- Neurosurgical Department
- The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC
- Division of Life Sciences and Medicine
- Hefei
- China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- People's Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei
- People's Republic of China
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Diment WT, Stößer T, Kerr RWF, Phanopoulos A, Durr CB, Williams CK. Ortho-vanillin derived Al(iii) and Co(iii) catalyst systems for switchable catalysis using ε-decalactone, phthalic anhydride and cyclohexene oxide. Catal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cy02164d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Switchable catalysis is a useful one-pot method to prepare block polyesters utilising a single catalyst exposed to a mixture of monomers.
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- Oxford Chemistry
- Chemical Research Laboratory
- Oxford
- UK
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Li M, Zhou L, Zhang Z, Wang Q, Gao J, Zhang S, Lei L. One-step synthesis of poly(methacrylate)- b-polyester via “one organocatalyst, two polymerizations”. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1py00892g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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In a “one organocatalyst, two polymerizations” system, triarylsulfonium hexafluorophosphate salt could spontaneously catalyze photo-ATRP and ROP. A well-defined PTMC-b-PMMA block copolymer was successfully synthesized in one-step.
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- Mengmeng Li
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecular Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecular Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecular Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecular Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecular Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecular Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecular Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, P. R. China
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Diaz C, Mehrkhodavandi P. Strategies for the synthesis of block copolymers with biodegradable polyester segments. Polym Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py01534b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Oxygenated block copolymers with biodegradable polyester segments can be prepared in one-pot through sequential or simultaneous addition of monomers. This review highlights the state of the art in this area.
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- Carlos Diaz
- University of British Columbia
- Department of Chemistry
- Vancouver
- Canada
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Yang H, Zhang J, Song Y, Jiang L, Jiang Q, Xue X, Huang W, Jiang B. Copolymerize Conventional Vinyl Monomers to Degradable and Water‐Soluble Copolymers with a Fluorescence Property. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202000263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Hongjun Yang
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Polymeric Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Changzhou University Changzhou Jiangsu 213164 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Polymeric Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Changzhou University Changzhou Jiangsu 213164 P. R. China
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- Changzhou University Huaide College Changzhou University Jingjiang Jiangsu 214500 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Polymeric Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Changzhou University Changzhou Jiangsu 213164 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Polymeric Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Changzhou University Changzhou Jiangsu 213164 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Polymeric Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Changzhou University Changzhou Jiangsu 213164 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Polymeric Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Changzhou University Changzhou Jiangsu 213164 P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmentally Friendly Polymeric Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Centre of Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Changzhou University Changzhou Jiangsu 213164 P. R. China
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Song P, Chen Y, Li Y, Ma J, Wang L, Wang R. A One-Pot Strategy to Synthesize Block Copolyesters from Monomer Mixtures Using a Hydroxy-Functionized Ionic Liquid. Macromol Rapid Commun 2020; 41:e2000436. [PMID: 33052626 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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One-pot transformation of monomer mixtures into block copolymers remains a key challenge. Herein, a metal-free route to prepare block copolymers from monomer mixtures by a hydroxyl functionalized ionic liquid of 3-(2-hydroxyl-ethyl)-1-methylimidazolium bromide (HEMIMB) is described. HEMIMB can bridge two catalytic cycles including ring-opening alternating copolymerization (ROAC) of phthalic anhydride (PA) with epoxides and ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of L-lactide (LA), and enable a selective copolymerization from PA, LA, and epoxides. The selective copolymerization depends on the presence of PA in mixed feedstocks, exhibits the first ROAC of PA with epoxides and then ROP of LA to the formation of block polyesters in one-pot strategy. This work is beneficial to the development of metal-free catalysts for sequence-controlled polymerization that enable block architectures from mixtures of monomers.
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- Pengfei Song
- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringKey Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of EducationKey Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu ProvinceGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Water-Retention Chemical Functional Materials, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringKey Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of EducationKey Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu ProvinceGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Water-Retention Chemical Functional Materials, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringKey Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of EducationKey Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu ProvinceGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Water-Retention Chemical Functional Materials, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringKey Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of EducationKey Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu ProvinceGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Water-Retention Chemical Functional Materials, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringKey Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of EducationKey Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu ProvinceGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Water-Retention Chemical Functional Materials, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringKey Laboratory of Eco-functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of EducationKey Laboratory of Eco-environmental Polymer Materials of Gansu ProvinceGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Water-Retention Chemical Functional Materials, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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Ungpittagul T, Jaenjai T, Roongcharoen T, Namuangruk S, Phomphrai K. Unprecedented Double Insertion of Cyclohexene Oxide in Ring-Opening Copolymerization with Cyclic Anhydrides Catalyzed by a Tin(II) Alkoxide Complex. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Thasanaporn Ungpittagul
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Wangchan, Rayong 21210, Thailand
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Wangchan, Rayong 21210, Thailand
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- National Nanotechnology Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
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- National Nanotechnology Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, Wangchan, Rayong 21210, Thailand
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Wang L, Zhang J, Zhao N, Ren C, Liu S, Li Z. Synthesis of Tris-Phosphazene Bases with Triazine as Core and Their Applications for Efficient Ring-Opening Alternating Copolymerization of Epoxide and Anhydride: Notable Effect of Basicity and Molecular Size. ACS Macro Lett 2020; 9:1398-1402. [PMID: 35638629 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Phosphazenes as organocatalysts for the synthesis of polymers have evolved to powerful tools, and their catalytic performances highly depend on the basicity and molecular structure (size and shape). Therefore, designing phosphazenes with tunable basicity and molecular structure is greatly promising for the development of organocatalysts with improved catalytic properties, for example, high activity and selectivity. In this contribution, 2,4,6-tris[tri(dimethylamino)iminophosphorane]-1,3,5-triazine (C3N3-Me-P3) and 2,4,6-tris[tri(1-pyrrolidinyl)iminophosphorane]-1,3,5-triazine (C3N3-Py-P3) containing a 1,3,5-triazine-core were designed and synthesized. NMR spectroscopy analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffractions reveal that C3N3-Me-P3 and C3N3-Py-P3, particularly the latter, show relatively low basicity, similar as t-BuP1, but have a bulky molecular size, similar as t-BuP4. C3N3-Me-P3 and C3N3-Py-P3 were successfully employed as organocatalysts for the ring-opening alternating copolymerization (ROAC) of anhydrides and epoxides with high activity. The produced polyesters were characterized using NMR spectroscopy, GPC and MALDI TOF, revealing perfectly alternating sequence, controlled molar mass and low dispersity and suggesting highly controlled ROAC reactions. Thus, well-defined triblock polyester P(PA-alt-CHO)-b-P(PA-alt-PO)-b-P(PA-alt-CHO) was facilely synthesized by one-pot reaction via sequential addition of two different epoxides.
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- Lebin Wang
- Key Laboratory of Biobased Polymer Materials, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biobased Polymer Materials, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biobased Polymer Materials, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biobased Polymer Materials, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biobased Polymer Materials, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biobased Polymer Materials, College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, China
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Shaik M, Chidara VK, Abbina S, Du G. Zinc Amido-Oxazolinate Catalyzed Ring Opening Copolymerization and Terpolymerization of Maleic Anhydride and Epoxides. Molecules 2020; 25:E4044. [PMID: 32899682 PMCID: PMC7570669 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25184044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Ring opening copolymerization (ROCOP) of epoxides and cyclic anhydrides has become an attractive approach for the synthesis of biodegradable polyesters with various compositions. Encouraged by the efficiency and versatility of a series of amido-oxazolinate zinc complexes, in this study they were shown to be active catalysts for the synthesis of unsaturated polyesters via ROCOP of maleic anhydride and various epoxides. The relative activity of epoxides in these reactions was observed to be styrene oxide > cyclohexene oxide > phenyl glycidyl ether, which could be correlated with the electronic and steric features of the substrate. To provide more structural possibilities for the polyesters, the difference in epoxide reactivity was exploited in an attempt to prepare block terpolymers from one anhydride and two epoxides. Terpolymerization was carried out in one or two steps in a single pot. The thermal characterization by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) techniques suggested that the resulting materials were mostly random terpolymers.
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- Muneer Shaik
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Dakota, 151 Cornell Street Stop 9024, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Dakota, 151 Cornell Street Stop 9024, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Dakota, 151 Cornell Street Stop 9024, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Dakota, 151 Cornell Street Stop 9024, Grand Forks, ND 58202, USA
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Xia T, Yue TJ, Gu GG, Wan ZQ, Li ZL, Ren WM. Copolymerization of aziridines and cyclic anhydrides by metal-free catalysis strategy. Eur Polym J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2020.109900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Zhang B, Li H, Luo H, Zhao J. Ring-opening alternating copolymerization of epichlorohydrin and cyclic anhydrides using single- and two-component metal-free catalysts. Eur Polym J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2020.109820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mechanism-inspired Design of Heterodinuclear Catalysts for Copolymerization of Epoxide and Lactone. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-020-2413-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Zhu S, Zhao Y, Ni M, Xu J, Zhou X, Liao Y, Wang Y, Xie X. One-Step and Metal-Free Synthesis of Triblock Quaterpolymers by Concurrent and Switchable Polymerization. ACS Macro Lett 2020; 9:204-209. [PMID: 35638683 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A one-step and metal-free route to triblock quaterpolymers from mixtures of vinyl monomers, epoxides, anhydrides, and racemic lactide (rac-LA) has been described, which bridges three polymerization cycles involving ring-opening copolymerization (ROCOP) of epoxides/anhydrides, ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of rac-LA, and RAFT polymerization of vinyl monomers. Taking advantage of the switchable polymerization between ROCOP and ROP, concurrent chain propagation of ROCOP/RAFT and ROP/RAFT sequentially occurs by using a trithiocarbonate compound with carboxylic group (TTC-COOH) as a versatile chain transfer agent. The multiple-chain transfer effect enables independent and precise control over the molecular weights of the three blocks and ensures narrow distribution of the resultant triblock quaterpolymers (Đ < 1.20). This work demonstrates the possibility to acquire block copolymers with high degree of structural complexities in a single efficient process by combining different block polymerization strategies.
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- Shuaishuai Zhu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian 271018, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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Zhu S, Wang Y, Ding W, Zhou X, Liao Y, Xie X. Lewis pair catalyzed highly selective polymerization for the one-step synthesis of AzCy(AB)xCyAz pentablock terpolymers. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py01508f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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A Et3B/DBU pair with a 2/1 feed ratio allowed for the chemoselective control and kinetic control over terpolymerization of epoxides, anhydrides and rac-lactides, affording unique AzCy(AB)xCyAz pentablock terpolymers in a one-step procedure.
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- Shuaishuai Zhu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan 430074
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan 430074
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan 430074
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan 430074
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan 430074
- P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Wuhan 430074
- P. R. China
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Xia L, Zhang Z, Hong CY, You YZ. Synthesis of copolymer via hybrid polymerization: From random to well-defined sequence. Eur Polym J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Pappuru S, Chakraborty D. Progress in metal-free cooperative catalysis for the ring-opening copolymerization of cyclic anhydrides and epoxides. Eur Polym J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Dylan J. Walsh
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Xu J, Chen Y, Xiao W, Zhang J, Bu M, Zhang X, Lei C. Studying the Ring-Opening Polymerization of 1,5-Dioxepan-2-one with Organocatalysts. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:E1642. [PMID: 31658721 PMCID: PMC6835244 DOI: 10.3390/polym11101642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Revised: 10/06/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Three different organocatalysts, namely, 1-tert-butyl-4,4,4-tris(dimethylamino)-2,2-bis[tris (dimethylamino) phosphoranylidenamino]-2Λ5,4Λ5-catenadi(phosphazene) (t-BuP4), 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene (TBD) and 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU), have been used as 1,5-dioxepan-2-one (DXO) ring-opening polymerization (ROP) catalysts at varied reaction conditions. 1H NMR spectra, size exclusion chromatography (SEC) characterizations, and kinetic studies prove that the (co)polymerizations are proceeded in a controlled manner with the three organocatalysts. It is deduced that t-BuP4 and DBU catalysts are in an initiator/chain end activated ROP mechanism and TBD is in a nucleophilic ROP mechanism.
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- Jinbao Xu
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Soft Condensed Matter, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Soft Condensed Matter, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Soft Condensed Matter, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Soft Condensed Matter, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Soft Condensed Matter, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Soft Condensed Matter, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Soft Condensed Matter, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Li H, He G, Chen Y, Zhao J, Zhang G. One-Step Approach to Polyester-Polyether Block Copolymers Using Highly Tunable Bicomponent Catalyst. ACS Macro Lett 2019; 8:973-978. [PMID: 35619475 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Phthalic anhydride and propylene/ethylene oxide are copolymerized at room temperature by a bicomponent metal-free catalyst comprising a mild phosphazene base and triethylborane. Provided with proper loadings of the two catalytic components, block copolymers with strict (AB)nBm type sequence structures and controlled molar mass (up to 60 kg mol-1) can be generated in one synthetic step, and the block architecture can be enriched by the use of mono-, di-, or tetrahydroxy initiators. The obtained polyester-polyether block copolymers readily undergo microphase-separation in bulk and nanoaggregation in selective (aqueous and alcoholic) solvents.
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- Heng Li
- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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