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Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
eqchen@pku.edu.cn (E.Q.C.)
chemhualu@pku.edu.cn (H.L.)
Received:07 April 2023,
Revised:2023-5-4,
Accepted:11 May 2023,
Online First:14 June 2023,
Published:01 October 2023
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Lyu, C. Y.; Xiong, W.; Chen, E. Q.; Lu, H. Structure-property relationship analysis of D-penicillamine-derived β-polythioesters with varied alkyl side groups. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2023, 41, 1555–1562 DOI: 10.1007/s10118-023-3001-8.
Chun-Yan Lyu, Wei Xiong, Er-Qiang Chen, et al. Structure-Property Relationship Analysis of D-Penicillamine-Derived
Lyu, C. Y.; Xiong, W.; Chen, E. Q.; Lu, H. Structure-property relationship analysis of D-penicillamine-derived β-polythioesters with varied alkyl side groups. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2023, 41, 1555–1562 DOI: 10.1007/s10118-023-3001-8. DOI:
Chun-Yan Lyu, Wei Xiong, Er-Qiang Chen, et al. Structure-Property Relationship Analysis of D-Penicillamine-Derived
This work successfully synthesized a series of β-thiolactones with β-geminal dimethyl substitution and varied alkyl side groups. By virtue of Thorpe-Ingold effect
the ring-opening polymerization was highly controlled and the obtained polymers were completely depolymerizable. Moreover
a preliminary structure-property relationship between side chain structure and material thermal property was established.
The ring-opening polymerization of heterocyclic monomers and the reversed ring-closing depolymerization of corresponding polymers with neutral thermodynamics are broadly explored to establish a circular economy of next-generation plastics. Polythioesters (PTEs)
analogues of polyesters
are emerging materials for this purpose due to their high refractive index
high crystallinity
dynamic property and responsiveness. In this work
we synthesize and polymerize a series of
D
-penicillamine-derived
β
-thiolactones (N
R
PenTL) with varied side chain alkyl groups
and study the structure-property relationship of the resulting polymers. The obtained PTEs exhibit tunable glass transition temperature in a wide range of 130−50 °C
and melting temperature of 90−105 °C. In addition
copolymerizations of monomers with different side chains are effective in modulating material properties. The obtained homo and copolymers can be fully depolymerized to recycle monomers. This work provides a robust molecular platform and detailed structure-property relationship of PTEs with potential of achieving sustainable plastics.
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