Upcycling of Poly(ϵ-caprolactone) to Valuable Chemicals by TBD-Catalyzed Efficient Methanolysis Strategy.

As a petroleum-derived polyester material, poly(ϵ-caprolactone) (PCL) plays an essential role in biomedical field due to its excellent biocompatibility and non-toxicity. With the increasing use of PCL in recent years, its waste disposal has become a significant challenge. To address this challenge, we demonstrate a high-efficiency organocatalysis strategy for the chemical upcycling of PCL to valuable chemical.

Alkenone-enol-alkenone [2+2+2] Cyclotrimerization Producing Functional Coordination Polymers with Excellent Adsorption Performance.

[2+2+2] cycloaddition reactions are one of the most elegant routes for the construction of six-membered rings. Here, we report initially the alkenone-enol-alkenone [2+2+2] cycloaddition reaction and introduce the cycloaddition into the system of in situ building complexes, where three novel coordination polymers (CPs) with functional groups, namely {[CdCl(L1)]} (1), {[CdCl(L2)]} (2), and {[CdCl(L3)]} (3), have been obtained. Particularly, the new 1,2,3,4,5-pentasubtituted cyclohexanols ligands L1, L2, and L3 are created from the starting chalcone derivatives via the [2+2+2] cyclotrimerization.