La(<scp>iii</scp>)-Catalysed degradation of polyesters to monomers<i>via</i>transesterifications
Ryota Abe, Nobuyuki Komine, Kotohiro Nomura, Masafumi Hirano
Abstract
= 90 700) by transesterification in MeOH at 90 °C for 4 h, thus affording dimethyl succinate (>99% yield) and 1,4-butanediol (98% yield). Moreover, the quantitative degradations of poly(ethylene adipate), poly(ethylene terephthalate) and poly(butylene terephthalate) are also reported.
Topics & Concepts
AdipateTransesterificationPolyesterEthyleneYield (engineering)Degradation (telecommunications)Polymer chemistryPoly ethyleneChemistryMonomerTrisOrganic chemistryCatalysisMaterials sciencePolymerBiochemistryTelecommunicationsComputer scienceMetallurgybiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications