Journal
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
Volume 57, Issue 28, Pages 8775-8779Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201804368
Keywords
gallium bromide; homogeneous catalysis; polyesters; polyethers; renewable resources
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- Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection [FKZ 22020213, FKZ 22016313]
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Herein, a novel approach is reported for the synthesis of medium- and long-chain aliphatic polyethers 2 based on the GaBr3-catalysed reduction of polyesters 1 with TMDS as the reducing agent. Thus, various linear and branched aliphatic polyesters 1 were prepared and systematically investigated for this reduction strategy, demonstrating the applicability and versatility of this new polyether synthesis protocol. Medium- and long-chain chain polyethers were obtained from the respective polyesters without or with minor chain degradation, whereas short-chain polyesters, such as poly-l-lactide 1i and poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutanoate] 1j, showed major chain degradation. In this way, previously unavailable and uncommon polyethers were obtained and studied.
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