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National Engineering Laboratory of Eco-Friendly Polymeric Materials (Sichuan), College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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jbzhu@scu.edu.cn (J.B.Z.)
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Xiong, W.; Li, K.; Liu, L. H.; Wang, S. Q.; Cai, Z. Z.; Zhu, J. B. Ring-opening polymerization of benzo-fused thiolactones toward chemically recyclable semi-aromatic polythioesters. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2025, 43, 973–980
Wei Xiong, Kun Li, Long-Hai Liu, et al. Ring-opening Polymerization of Benzo-fused Thiolactones toward Chemically Recyclable Semi-aromatic Polythioesters[J]. Chinese journal of polymer science, 2025, 43(6): 973-980.
Xiong, W.; Li, K.; Liu, L. H.; Wang, S. Q.; Cai, Z. Z.; Zhu, J. B. Ring-opening polymerization of benzo-fused thiolactones toward chemically recyclable semi-aromatic polythioesters. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2025, 43, 973–980 DOI: 10.1007/s10118-025-3372-0.
Wei Xiong, Kun Li, Long-Hai Liu, et al. Ring-opening Polymerization of Benzo-fused Thiolactones toward Chemically Recyclable Semi-aromatic Polythioesters[J]. Chinese journal of polymer science, 2025, 43(6): 973-980. DOI: 10.1007/s10118-025-3372-0.
A benzo-fusion strategy was implemented to ε-thiocaprolactone
fulfilling three robust benzo-fused thiolactones. Efficient and well-controlled ring-opening polymerization of these benzo-fused monomers delivered semi-aromatic polythioesters with excellent chemical recyclability and tunable material performance
which represent promising candidates for the next generation of high-performance recyclable materials.
Chemically recyclable polythioesters are of particular interest owing to their unique properties and desired sustainability. By the exploit of a benzo-fusion strategy to
ε
-thiocaprolactone
we successfully improved the chemical recyclability and regulated the thermal and mechani
cal properties of the resulting polythioesters. The efficient ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of benzo-fused thiolactone monomers (
M
) containing different substituents gave rise to high-molecular-weight semi-aromatic polythioesters P(
M
)s. The resulting P(
M
)s showcased tunable physical and mechanical properties. The debenzylation of P(
M3
) was able to generate P(
M3
-OH) with free hydroxyl sidechains. Notably
chemical recycling of the resulting P(
M
)s back to their corresponding monomers
via
bulk thermal depolymerization achieved high efficiency (
>
95% yield
99% purity)
establishing a closed-loop lifecycle.
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