Journal
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Volume 61, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202104495
Keywords
epoxides; heteroallenes; heteroatom polymers; polymers; ring-opening copolymerization
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- EPSRC [EP/S018603/1, EP/R027129/1]
- Oxford Martin School (Future of Plastics)
- Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851
- EPSRC [EP/R027129/1, EP/S018603/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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Heteroatom-containing polymers have potential as sustainable replacements for petrochemicals, offering a wide range of properties for various applications. Catalysed ring-opening copolymerisation (ROCOP) provides a route to create precise new polymer structures, leading to a renaissance in research and commercial products.
Heteroatom-containing polymers have strong potential as sustainable replacements for petrochemicals, show controllable monomer-polymer equilibria and properties spanning plastics, elastomers, fibres, resins, foams, coatings, adhesives, and self-assembled nanostructures. Their current and future applications span packaging, house-hold goods, clothing, automotive components, electronics, optical materials, sensors, and medical products. An interesting route to these polymers is the catalysed ring-opening copolymerisation (ROCOP) of heterocycles and heteroallenes. It is a living polymerization, occurs with high atom economy, and creates precise, new polymer structures inaccessible by traditional methods. In the last decade there has been a renaissance in research and increasing examples of commercial products made using ROCOP. It is better known in the production of polycarbonates and polyesters, but is also a powerful route to make N-, S-, and other heteroatom-containing polymers, including polyamides, polycarbamates, and polythioesters. This Review presents an overview of the different catalysts, monomer combinations, and polymer classes that can be accessed by heterocycle/heteroallene ROCOP.
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