Efficient Polymerization and Selective Depolymerization of Poly(cyclopentene carbonate) Mediated Solely by Heterometallic Rare-Earth(III)/Zinc(II) Complexes
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Abstract
Poly(cyclopentenyl carbonate) (PCPC) is a recyclable polymer with great potential applications. However, the selective preparation of PCPC from cyclopentene oxide (CPO) and CO2 copolymerization and the chemical recycling of PCPC back to the original monomer CPO are of great challenge. In this work, it was found that the heterometallic rare-earth metal(III)/Zn(II) complexes (RE(III)-Zn(II) complexes) supported by phenylenediamine-bridged triphenols could serve as highly active catalysts for the copolymerization of CPO and CO2 to give pure PCPC. Remarkably, the same complexes alone could also promote the selective depolymerization of PCPC to CPO only by simply raising the reaction temperature up to ca. 160 °C. The copolymerization and depolymerization mechanisms were also proposed.
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