{"title":"Terpenoid-based high-performance polyester with tacticity-independent crystallinity and chemical circularity","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.chempr.2024.05.024","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The development of chemically circular, bio-based polymers is an urgently needed solution to combat the plastic waste crisis. However, the most prominent, commercially implemented bio-based aliphatic polyester, poly(lactic acid) (PLA), is brittle, therefore largely limiting its broad applications. Herein, we introduce a class of aliphatic polyesters produced through the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of (1<em>R</em>,5<em>S</em>)-8,8-dimethyl-3-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-2-one (D-CamL) and the racemic mixture (<em>rac</em>-CamL), which exhibit superior material properties relative to PLA. A metal-based or organic catalyst was used for the modulation of polymer tacticity. Notably, regardless of tacticity, poly(CamL) exhibits intrinsic crystallinity, resulting in polyesters with high yield stress (24–39 MPa), high Young’s modulus (1.36–2.00 GPa), tunable fracture strains (6%–218%), and high melting temperatures (161°C–225°C). Importantly, poly(CamL) can be chemically recycled to monomer in high yield, and virgin-quality poly(CamL) is obtained after repolymerization. Overall, poly(CamL) represents a new class of bio-derived and chemically circular high-performance polyesters.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":268,"journal":{"name":"Chem","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":19.1000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Chem","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451929424002468","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The development of chemically circular, bio-based polymers is an urgently needed solution to combat the plastic waste crisis. However, the most prominent, commercially implemented bio-based aliphatic polyester, poly(lactic acid) (PLA), is brittle, therefore largely limiting its broad applications. Herein, we introduce a class of aliphatic polyesters produced through the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of (1R,5S)-8,8-dimethyl-3-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-2-one (D-CamL) and the racemic mixture (rac-CamL), which exhibit superior material properties relative to PLA. A metal-based or organic catalyst was used for the modulation of polymer tacticity. Notably, regardless of tacticity, poly(CamL) exhibits intrinsic crystallinity, resulting in polyesters with high yield stress (24–39 MPa), high Young’s modulus (1.36–2.00 GPa), tunable fracture strains (6%–218%), and high melting temperatures (161°C–225°C). Importantly, poly(CamL) can be chemically recycled to monomer in high yield, and virgin-quality poly(CamL) is obtained after repolymerization. Overall, poly(CamL) represents a new class of bio-derived and chemically circular high-performance polyesters.
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Chem, affiliated with Cell as its sister journal, serves as a platform for groundbreaking research and illustrates how fundamental inquiries in chemistry and its related fields can contribute to addressing future global challenges. It was established in 2016, and is currently edited by Robert Eagling.