Developing polymers that can be chemically recycled signifies a considerable prospect to polymer scientists to tackle the increasing plastic crises but is still plagued with certain limitations in architecture/perform...Developing polymers that can be chemically recycled signifies a considerable prospect to polymer scientists to tackle the increasing plastic crises but is still plagued with certain limitations in architecture/performance diversity and depolymerization activity.Polythioesters synthesized through ring-opening polymerization(ROP)of cyclic thioesters monomers are captivating materials owing to the labile thioester bonds in polymer chains and the low ring strain energy of thiolactone monomers.In this brief review,the latest advancements in the ring-opening polymerization of dithiolactone and monothiodilactone monomers to prepare chemically recycled polythioesters are summarized.Moreover,the feasibility and challenges in future practical applications of chemically recyclable polythioesters derived from dithiolactone and monothiodilactone will be discussed.展开更多
基金supported by grants from the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(22325108)National Natural Science Foundation of China(91856113,U21A2089 and 52273015)+2 种基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2022YFE0130500)the State Key Laboratory of Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering(RIPP,SINOPEC,PR20232038)Jilin Province and CAS(2022SYHZ0034).
文摘Developing polymers that can be chemically recycled signifies a considerable prospect to polymer scientists to tackle the increasing plastic crises but is still plagued with certain limitations in architecture/performance diversity and depolymerization activity.Polythioesters synthesized through ring-opening polymerization(ROP)of cyclic thioesters monomers are captivating materials owing to the labile thioester bonds in polymer chains and the low ring strain energy of thiolactone monomers.In this brief review,the latest advancements in the ring-opening polymerization of dithiolactone and monothiodilactone monomers to prepare chemically recycled polythioesters are summarized.Moreover,the feasibility and challenges in future practical applications of chemically recyclable polythioesters derived from dithiolactone and monothiodilactone will be discussed.
