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Update and Challenges in Carbon Dioxide‐Based Polycarbonate Synthesis
Author(s) -
Huang Jin,
Worch Joshua C.,
Dove Andrew P.,
Coulembier Olivier
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201902719
Subject(s) - comonomer , oxetane , carbon dioxide , copolymer , polycarbonate , epoxide , homogeneous catalysis , catalysis , chemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , polymer
The utilization of carbon dioxide as a comonomer to produce polycarbonates has attracted a great deal of attention from both industrial and academic communities because it promises to replace petroleum‐derived plastics and supports a sustainable environment. Significant progress in the copolymerization of cyclic ethers (e.g., epoxide, oxetane) and carbon dioxide has been made in recent decades, owing to the rapid development of catalysts. In this Review, the focus is to summarize and discuss recent advances in the development of homogeneous catalysts, including metal‐ and organo‐based complexes, as well as the preparation of carbon dioxide‐based block copolymer and functional polycarbonates.