Reductive depolymerization of polyesters and polycarbonates with hydroboranes by using a lanthanum(<scp>iii</scp>) tris(amide) catalyst
Marie Kobylarski, J.‐C. Berthet, Thibault Cantat
Abstract
We report the reductive depolymerization of some oxygenated polymers (polyesters and polycarbonates) with the reductants hydroboranes and catalyzed by La(N{SiMe 3 } 2 ) 3 .
Topics & Concepts
DepolymerizationCatalysisPolyesterHydrolysisChemistryAmideTrisPolymer chemistryHomogeneousAlcoholLanthanumSelectivityOrganic chemistryPhysicsBiochemistryThermodynamicsCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisChemical Synthesis and ReactionsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis