Issue 11, 2017

Effective management of polyethers through depolymerization to symmetric and unsymmetric glycol diesters using a proton-exchanged montmorillonite catalyst

Abstract

From the standpoint of green sustainable chemistry, it is very important to build a resource recycling system. Herein, an efficient and practical method for catalytic depolymerization of polyethers to glycol diesters was developed using proton-exchanged montmorillonite (H-mont). H-mont uniquely exhibited high catalytic activity for the depolymerization of polyethers with benzoic anhydride to symmetric glycol dibenzoates under mild reaction conditions. Various symmetric and unsymmetric glycol diesters were obtained from the reaction of diverse polyethers with carboxylic acid derivatives. The high catalytic efficiency for this depolymerization of H-mont is interpreted by its character, in which the montmorillonite layers act as an effective two-dimensional macroligand to form the intercalated complex with polyethers. Furthermore, a new protocol for the utilization of waste polyethers in water was developed based on the catalytic and adsorption abilities of H-mont.

Graphical abstract: Effective management of polyethers through depolymerization to symmetric and unsymmetric glycol diesters using a proton-exchanged montmorillonite catalyst

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Mar 2017
Accepted
20 Apr 2017
First published
20 Apr 2017

Green Chem., 2017,19, 2612-2619

Effective management of polyethers through depolymerization to symmetric and unsymmetric glycol diesters using a proton-exchanged montmorillonite catalyst

Z. Maeno, S. Yamada, T. Mitsudome, T. Mizugaki and K. Jitsukawa, Green Chem., 2017, 19, 2612 DOI: 10.1039/C7GC00817A

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