ArticleACS macro letters2023
Fate of the RAFT End-Group in the Thermal Depolymerization of Polymethacrylates.
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- Photocatalytic Depolymerization of Commercial Polymethacrylates via a Solvent-Independent Pathway.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2026Article
- Depolymerization-Induced Morphological Transformation.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2026Article
- Beyond Traditional RAFT Polymerization: Emerging Strategies and Future Perspectives; A Third Update.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Observing Depolymerization of a RAFT Polymer by Time-Resolved Small-Angle X ray Scattering.ACS polymers Au · 2025Article
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- Harnessing Non-Thermal External Stimuli for Polymer Recycling.Macromolecules · 2025Review
- Initiators for Continuous Activator Regeneration (ICAR) Depolymerization.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2024Article
- An Expedient Route to Bio-Based Polyacrylate Alternatives with Inherent Post-Chemical Modification and Degradation Capabilities by Organic Catalysis for Polymerization of Muconate Esters.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2024Article
- Open-Air Chemical Recycling: Fully Oxygen-Tolerant ATRP Depolymerization.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2024Article
- Thermal Solution Depolymerization of RAFT Telechelic Polymers.ACS macro letters · 2024Article
- Chemical recycling of bromine-terminated polymers synthesized by ATRP.RSC applied polymers · 2024Article
- The thermodynamics and kinetics of depolymerization: what makes vinyl monomer regeneration feasible?Chemical science · 2024Review
- Photocatalytic ATRP Depolymerization: Temporal Control at Low ppm of Catalyst Concentration.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2023Article
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Abstract
Thermal RAFT depolymerization has recently emerged as a promising methodology for the chemical recycling of polymers. However, while much attention has been given to the regeneration of monomers, the fate of the RAFT end-group after depolymerization has been unexplored. Herein, we identify the dominant small molecules derived from the RAFT end-group of polymethacrylates. The major product was found to be a unimer (DP = 1) RAFT agent, which is not only challenging to synthesize using conventional single-unit monomer insertion strategies, but also a highly active RAFT agent for methyl methacrylate, exhibiting faster consumption and yielding polymers with lower dispersities compared to the original, commercially available 2-cyano-2-propyl dithiobenzoate. Solvent-derived molecules were also identified predominantly at the beginning of the depolymerization, thus suggesting a significant mechanistic contribution from the solvent. Notably, the formation of both the unimer and the solvent-derived products remained consistent regardless of the RAFT agent, monomer, or solvent employed.
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