Affiliation:
1. Key Laboratory of New Low-carbon Green Chemical Technology Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangxi University No.100 East Daxue Road Nanning 530004 People's Republic of China
2. State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Lanzhou University No. 222 Tianshui South Road Lanzhou 730000 People's Republic of China
Abstract
AbstractThe poly(phenolic ester)s are attracting growing attention due to their essential role in the application as biodegradable plastics. Thus, extensive efforts have been devoted to the development of methodology that allows facile preparation of poly(phenolic ester)s with controlled molecular weights for widespread utilities. However, it is highly challenging to introduce phenolic ester bond structure into polyesters from ring‐opening polymerization (ROP) to yield aromatic/semiaromatic poly(phenolic ester)s due to severe transesterification reactions. To synthesize poly(phenolic ester)s with desired structures and properties, scientists have developed various ring‐opening polymerization systems with distinct advantages. Here, we have summarized basic features and recent progresses of these methods, including the cyclic phenolic lactone polymerization system, the salicylic acid O‐carboxyanhydride polymerization system, and the dissymmetric cyclic phenolic lactide polymerization system, as well as other copolymerization routes. Furthermore, the advantages and unsettled problems in various synthetic ways are discussed for readers to choose fast and controllable ROP systems for poly(phenolic ester)s.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities