Mendeleev Commun., 2024 Volume 34, Issue 6, Pages 878–880
(Mi mendc279)
Communications
Polymerization–cyclodepolymerization of polypropylene carbonate mediated by cobalt catalyst
S. A. Rzhevskiy a ,
O. V. Shurupova a ,
A. F. Asachenko ab ,
N. M. Belov b ,
A. V. Plutalova b ,
E. S. Trofimchuk b ,
R. V. Toms c ,
E. V. Chernikova ab ,
I. P. Beletskaya ab a A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation
b Department of Chemistry, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
c M.V. Lomonosov Institute of Fine Chemical Technologies, MIREA - Russian Technological University, Moscow, Russian Federation
Abstract:
The racemic salen complex of cobalt(iii) with pentafluorobenzoate axial ligand provides the synthesis of high molecular weight amorphous polypropylene carbonate and its full conversion into propylene carbonate.
Keywords:
carbon dioxide, epoxides, polycarbonates, catalysis, polymerization, cyclodepolymerization, cyclic carbonates.
Language: English
DOI:
10.1016/j.mencom.2024.10.034
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