Designed to degrade: tailoring polyesters for circularity

CV Aarsen, A Liguori, R Mattsson… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A powerful toolbox is needed to turn the linear plastic economy into circular. Development of
materials designed for mechanical recycling, chemical recycling, and/or biodegradation in …

Anthracene-containing polymers toward high-end applications

J Van Damme, F Du Prez - Progress in polymer science, 2018 - Elsevier
Anthracene, with its unique properties originating from the linearly fused benzene ring
structure, has a long history in polymer science in numerous application areas. The most …

Light-induced step-growth polymerization

G Yilmaz, Y Yagci - Progress in Polymer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
There has been a growing interest in discovering new approaches for the preparation of
step-growth polymers as they hold a large margin of polymer manufacture since the …

An emerging post‐polymerization modification technique: The promise of thiol‐para‐fluoro click reaction

S Agar, E Baysak, G Hizal, U Tunca… - Journal of Polymer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Post‐polymerization modification (PPM) of polymers is extremely beneficial in terms of
designing brand new synthetic pathways toward functional complex polymers. Fortunately …

Catalyst-Free, Visible-Light-Induced Step-Growth Polymerization by a Photo-RAFT Single-Unit Monomer Insertion Reaction

Z Li, J Li, X Pan, Z Zhang, J Zhu - ACS Macro Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Photoinduced polymerization is an attractive technique with the advantages of easy
operation, mild conditions, and excellent temporospatial controllability. However, the …

Linear cyclobutane-containing polymer synthesis via [2+ 2] photopolymerization in an unconfined environment under visible light

Y Jiang, H Zhu, J Chen, Q Ma, S Liao - ACS Macro Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
The [2+ 2] photopolymerization of diolefinic monomers is an appealing approach for the
construction of polymeric materials. Herein, we demonstrate that the establishment of an …

Synthesis of α, β-unsaturated esters of perfluoropolyalkylethers (PFPAEs) based on hexafluoropropylene oxide units for photopolymerization

C Bonneaud, M Decostanzi, J Burgess, G Trusiano… - RSC …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
α, β-unsaturated esters are usually synthesized for polymer applications. However, the
addition of maleate (cis-configuration) to a fluorinated moiety is challenging due to its …

Preparation of linear and hyperbranched fluorinated poly(aryl ether‐thioether) through para‐fluoro‐thiol click reaction

E Baysak, U Tunca, G Hizal… - Journal of Polymer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The para‐fluoro‐thiol “click” reaction (PFTCR) was utilized to prepare linear and
hyperbranched fluorinated poly (aryl ether‐thioether). For this purpose, 1, 2‐bis …

Enhanced photo-reactivity of polyanthracene in the VIS region

DA Bruzon, AP De Jesus, CD Bautista, IS Martinez… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The wavelength-dependent photo-reactivity of polyanthracene was explored upon UV-C
and VIS light irradiation. The material was prepared via one-pot chemical oxidation route …

UV-induced room temperature synthesis of microporous ladder polymers with efficient photosensitization

Q Tang, Z Zhang, J Gong, Q Zhao - Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2019 - Elsevier
Microporous ladder polymers (MLPs) represent a beneficial combination of porosities and
processability for advanced separation and catalysis. Yet MLPs synthesis is halted by …