Sustainable Copolymer Synthesis from Carbon Dioxide and Butadiene

S Tang, BL Lin, I Tonks, JM Eagan, X Ni… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Carbon dioxide (CO2) has long been recognized as an ideal C1 feedstock comonomer for
producing sustainable materials because it is renewable, abundant, and cost-effective …

Advances in the synthesis of copolymers from carbon dioxide, dienes, and olefins

S Tang, K Nozaki - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Carbon dioxide (CO2) has long been considered a sustainable comonomer for
polymer synthesis due to its abundance, easy availability, and low toxicity. Polymer …

A Topology‐Defined Polyester Elastomer from CO2 and 1,3‐Butadiene: A One‐Pot‐One‐Step “Scrambling Polymerizations” Strategy

K Chen, Z Zhu, T Bai, Y Mei, T Shen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
It is significant and challenging to use CO2 to produce polymeric materials, especially with
olefins. Here, a novel strategy named “scrambling polymerizations” is designed and …

3-Ethyl-6-vinyltetrahydro-2 H-pyran-2-one (EVP): a versatile CO 2-derived lactone platform for polymer synthesis

RM Rapagnani, IA Tonks - Chemical Communications, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
3-Ethyl-6-vinyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-one (EVP) is a CO2-derived lactone synthesized via
Pd-catalyzed telomerization of butadiene. As EVP is 28.9% by weight CO2, it has received …

Bifunctional and recyclable polyesters by chemoselective ring-opening polymerization of a δ-lactone derived from CO2 and butadiene

J Zhang, L Jiang, S Liu, J Shen, P Braunstein… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
When aiming at the direct use of CO2 for the preparation of advanced/value-added
materials, the synthesis of CO2/olefin copolymers is very appealing but challenging. The δ …

How to Open the Ring of a Di‐ene‐Substituted‐δ‐Valerolactone: From Carbon Dioxide and 1, 3‐Butadiene to Functional Polyesters

K Chen, Y Mei, Z Zhang, J Ling, X Ni - ChemPlusChem, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As a substituted‐δ‐valerolactone, α‐ethylidene‐δ‐vinyl‐δ‐valerolactone (EVL) provides a
method of utilizing carbon dioxide with 1, 3‐butadiene to produce functional polymers. Its di …

The Divergent Reactivity of Lactones Derived from Butadiene and Carbon Dioxide in Macromolecular Synthesis

JM Eagan - Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide and 1, 3‐butadiene into unsaturated lactone
monomers provides an efficient route for converting sustainable carbon feedstocks into …

Transformation of Styrene into Biodegradable Polymer through In Situ Epoxidation-Copolymerization Using Tandem Polymeric Catalysts

R Zhang, S Liu, C Zhuo, H Cao, X Wang - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
The petroleum-based vinyl monomers have advanced society as the essential feedstock of
synthetic polymers, producing over 150 million tons of attractive polymers annually …

Random Terpolymer of Carbon Dioxide, Butadiene and Epoxides: Synthesis, Functionalization and Degradability

Z Wang, W Zheng, S Yue, K Chen… - Chinese Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Comprehensive Summary The utilization of carbon dioxide (CO2) as a C1 feedstock is
consistently attractive, especially in the preparation of sustainable polymeric materials. In …

Intra- and Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonding in Miscible Blends of CO2/Epoxy Cyclohexene Copolymer with Poly(Vinyl Phenol)

WT Du, YL Kuan, SW Kuo - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, we synthesized a poly (cyclohexene carbonate)(PCHC) through alternative ring-
opening copolymerization of CO2 with cyclohexene oxide (CHO) mediated by a binary …