Steric indices are parameters used in chemistry to describe the spatial arrangement of
atoms or groups of atoms in molecules. They are important in determining the reactivity …

Polyethylene deconstruction to reusable smaller molecules is hindered by the chemical
inertness of its hydrocarbon chains. Pyrolysis and related approaches commonly require …

The degradation of plastics has attracted much attention from the global community.
Polyethylenes (PEs), as the most abundant synthetic plastics, are most frequently studied …

Polar monomer-induced β-H elimination is a key elementary step in polar polyolefin
synthesis by coordination polymerization but remains underexplored. Herein, we show that …

Recent breakthroughs in the generation of polar-functionalized and more sustainable
degradable polyethylenes have been enabled by advanced phosphinephenolato Ni (II) …

Polyethylenes are currently the most prevalent synthetic polymers in the world, and the
introduction of functional groups into polyethylene backbone can reduce problematic …

Rapid, efficient development of homogeneous catalysts featuring desired performance is
critical to numerous catalytic transformations but remains a key challenge. Typically, this task …

Water-soluble [P, O] Ni (II) catalysts enable the direct catalytic nonalternating
copolymerization of fundamental comonomers ethylene and carbon monoxide (CO) in water …

Aiming at accessing polyethylene-bearing in-chain degradable functionality,
copolymerization of carbon dioxide (CO2) with ethylene has long been recognized as a …

Recent advances in Ni (II) catalyzed, nonalternating catalytic copolymerization of ethylene
with carbon monoxide (CO) enable the synthesis of in-chain keto-functionalized …