Key Words:Ring opening polymerization;Catalyst activity - Plastic recycling - Polyesters - Polystyrenes
Abstract:We demonstrated that the dimeric 1-tert-butyl-2,2,4,4,4-pentakis(dimethylamino)-2Λ<sup>5</sup>, 4Λ<sup>5</sup>-catenadi(phosphazene) supported on polystyrene (PS-t-BuP<inf>2</inf>) was an efficient and recyclable catalyst for the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of δ-valerolactone (δ-VL). The heterogeneous catalyst PS-t-BuP<inf>2</inf> could be recycled and reused for five consecutive cycles without significant decrease of catalytic activity. The monomer conversions maintained between 79% and 85% for five cycles. Using BnOH as initiator, the produced polyvalerolactones (PVLs) had controlled molecular weights (MWs) and narrow MW distributions (Đ), and the products were free of catalyst by simple filtration. The <sup>1</sup>H NMR and MALDI-TOF characterizations of the obtained PVLs clearly indicated the presence of the initiator residue at the chain end.<br/> © 2019 Elsevier Ltd
Volume:119
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