Efficient glycolysis of PET catalyzed by a metal-free phosphazene base: the important role of EG <sup>−</sup>
Chumeng Fan, Lei Zhang, Chenxi Zhu, Jingjing Cao, Yunlong Xu, Ping Sun, Guixiang Zeng, Wei Jiang, Quanxing Zhang
Abstract
A new kind of efficient metal-free catalyst phosphazene base ( t -BuP 2 ) was developed, which could achieve 100% conversion of PET and obtain comparable BHET yield (92.7%) to metal-based catalysts.
Topics & Concepts
PhosphazeneCatalysisYield (engineering)Base (topology)ChemistryBase metalFree baseMetalCombinatorial chemistryPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryMaterials sciencePolymerMetallurgyMathematical analysisMathematicsWeldingSalt (chemistry)Supramolecular Chemistry and ComplexesClick Chemistry and ApplicationsChemical Synthesis and Analysis