Copolymerization involving sulfur-containing monomers

TJ Yue, WM Ren, XB Lu - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Incorporating sulfur (S) atoms into polymer main chains endows these materials with many
attractive features, including a high refractive index, mechanical properties, electrochemical …

Polythiourethanes: Synthesis, applications, and opportunities

XL De Pariza, P Fanlo, LP Fonseca… - Progress in Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Concern over the production, use, and disposal of polymeric materials have led to increased
societal pressure to search for sustainable alternatives that are better aligned with circular …

Tough while recyclable plastics enabled by monothiodilactone monomers

Y Wang, Y Zhu, W Lv, X Wang… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The current scale of plastics production and the attendant waste disposal issues represent
an underexplored opportunity for chemically recyclable polymers. Typical recyclable …

Converting Non‐strained γ‐Valerolactone and Derivatives into Sustainable Polythioesters via Isomerization‐driven Cationic Ring‐Opening Polymerization of …

Y Xia, P Yuan, Y Zhang, Y Sun, M Hong - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This contribution reports the efficient conversion of γ‐valerolactone and its derivatives,
abundant but unexplored renewable feedstocks, into sustainable and degradable …

Stimuli-cleavable moiety enabled vinyl polymer degradation and emerging applications

J Zheng, ZM Png, XCN Quek, XJ Loh, Z Li - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Vinyl polymers have become ubiquitous products in our modern world, thanks to their
exceptional strength, durability, and resistance to chemicals, all of which result from their …

Disulfide-containing monomers in chain-growth polymerization

M Pięta, VB Purohit, J Pietrasik, CM Plummer - Polymer Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to the significance of disulfide bonds within modern material and medicinal sciences,
much attention has been paid to the synthesis of disulfide-containing polymers. Within this …

Torsional Strain Enabled Ring‐Opening Polymerization towards Axially Chiral Semiaromatic Polyesters with Chemical Recyclability

Q Cao, YM Tu, HZ Fan, SY Shan, Z Cai… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The development of new chemically recyclable polymers via monomer design would
provide a transformative strategy to address the energy crisis and plastic pollution problem …

Covalently bridged pillararene-based polymers: structures, synthesis, and applications

Z Li, Z Shen, Y Pei, S Chao, Z Pei - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Covalently bridged pillararene-based polymers (CBPPs) are a special class of macrocycle-
based polymers in which multiple pillararene monomers are attached to the polymer …

Advancing the material performance of chemically recyclable polythioesters via copolymerization

W Xiong, J Dai, Z Cai, JB Zhu - Polymer, 2024 - Elsevier
Developing new chemically recyclable polymers provides an opportunity for establishing a
circular plastic economy. However, it is still challenging to reconcile both polymer …

Regioselective copolymerization of epoxides and phthalic thioanhydride to produce isotacticity-rich semiaromatic polythioesters

TJ Yue, LY Wang, WM Ren, XB Lu - European Polymer Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The copolymerization of epoxides with phthalic thioanhydride (PTA) constitutes a
straightforward route to diverse semiaromatic polythioesters. However, the obtained …