Benzaldehyde-mediated selective aerobic polyethylene functionalisation with isolated backbone ketones
Jerald Y. Q. Teo, Celine W. S. Yeung, Tristan Tsai Yuan Tan, Wei Wei Loh, Xian Jun Loh, Jason Y. C. Lim
Abstract
A solvent-free approach for the post-synthetic functionalisation of polyethylene with carbonyl groups exclusively is described using oxygen as the oxidant, with industrially-relevant benzoic acid being the sole organic side product of the reaction.
Topics & Concepts
BenzaldehydeBenzoic acidChemistryPolyethyleneOrganic chemistrySolventOxygenKetoneCombinatorial chemistryCatalysisAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationSynthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsClick Chemistry and Applications