Evaluating Trans-Benzocyclobutene-Fused Cyclooctene as a Monomer for Chemically Recyclable Polymer.

ABSTRACT: Chemically recyclable polymers offer a promising solution to address the issues associated with the unsustainable use of plastics by converting the traditional linear plastic economy into a circular one. Central to developing chemically recyclable polymers is to identify the appropriate monomers that enable practical conditions for polymerization and depolymerization and ensure useful stability and material properties. Our group has recently demonstrated that trans-cyclobutane-fused cyclooctene (tCBCO) meets the abovementioned requirements and is a promising candidate for developing chemically recyclable polymers. Herein, encouraged by the success with tCBCO, we investigate the thermodynamics of polymerization of a relevant system, trans-benzocyclobutene-fused-cyclooctene, which can be vie

SUBMITTER: Su HW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10107132 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature