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Published on: September 15, 2017
Synthesis of Unzipping Polyester and a Study of its Photochemistry
Wontae Joo1, Wade Wang1, Ryan Mesch1
1Department of Chemistry , University of Texas at Austin , Austin , Texas 78712 , United States.
Abstract:
Preparation of an unzipping polyester is reported. The monomer was prepared from benzoic acid in a four-step sequence. Step growth polymerization of the monomer provides the target polymer. Efficient depolymerization upon irradiation at 254 nm was confirmed with a quantum yield of >0.8. The photolysis mechanism was investigated, and the results of radical trapping experiments are consistent with an initial Norrish type I like homolysis followed by a radical mediated depropagation reaction driven by aromatization.
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