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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Advanced chemical recycling of poly(ethylene terephthalate) through organocatalytic aminolysis
Polymer Chemistry, Volume 4, No. 5, Year 2013
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We report the effective organocatalysis of the aminolytic depolymerization of waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) using 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec- 5-ene (TBD) producing a broad range of crystalline terephthalamides. This diverse set of monomers possesses great potential as building blocks for high performance materials with desirable thermal and mechanical properties deriving from the terephthalic moiety and amide hydrogen bonding. Further, a computational study established mechanistic insight into self-catalyzed and organocatalyzed aminolysis of terephthalic esters, suggesting that the bifunctionality of TBD particularly concerning activation of the carbonyl group differentiates TBD from other organic bases. © 2013 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
Authors & Co-Authors
Fukushima, Kazuki
United States, San Jose
Ibm Research - Almaden
Lecuyer, Julien M.
United States, San Jose
Ibm Research - Almaden
United States, San Jose
San Jose State University
Wei, Di S.
United States, Denver
University of Denver
Horn, Hans W.
United States, San Jose
Ibm Research - Almaden
Jones, Gavin O.
United States, San Jose
Ibm Research - Almaden
Al-Megren, Hamid A.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
Alabdulrahman, Abdullah M.S.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
Alsewailem, Fares D.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
McNeil, Melanie
United States, San Jose
San Jose State University
Rice, Julia E.
United States, San Jose
Ibm Research - Almaden
Hedrick, James L.
United States, San Jose
Ibm Research - Almaden
Statistics
Citations: 87
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1039/c2py20793a
ISSN:
17599954
e-ISSN:
17599962