Jack A. Stewart , Joseph I. Pearce , Matthew J. Cullen , Gabrielle Kociok-Köhn , Benjamin D. Ward , Matthew G. Davidson , Matthew D. Jones
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Abstract
Nine {ONO} ligands were prepared and treated with ZnEt2 to form a range of complexes. The resulting complexes were characterised in solution through 1H and 13C{1H} NMR spectroscopy, and in the solid state through single-crystal XRD and elemental analysis. Moderate reactivity towards lactide polymerisation was demonstrated, with hydroxyl complexes reaching high conversion in 1–2 minutes at 300: 1: 1. All complexes successfully degraded PLA to methyl lactate and the effect of reaction time, temperature and catalyst loading was explored. Zn(4)2 successfully produced ethyl and n-butyl lactate and was shown to work in ambient conditions, albeit with reduced yield and selectivity. The production of BHET from waste PET was demonstrated with a selection of the most active catalysts. Zn(4)2 was shown to be capable of sequential PLA/PET degradation and to be tolerant of HDPE/PVC contaminants.
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