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Direct linkChan, Julian M. W.; Zhang, Xiangyi; Brennan, Megan K.; Sardon, Haritz; Engler, Amanda C.; Fox, Courtney H.; Frank, Curtis W.; Waymouth, Robert M.; Hedrick, James L. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
In this laboratory experiment, students work in pairs to synthesize a simple aliphatic polycarbonate via ring-opening polymerization of trimethylene carbonate using 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene and thiourea as organocatalysts. Following polymer isolation, students cool the material in a dry ice/acetone bath to observe its glass-transition…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Laboratories, Laboratory Experiments, Science Experiments
Kamber, Nahrain E.; Tsujii, Yasuhito; Keets, Kate; Waymouth, Robert M.; Pratt, Russell C.; Nyce, Gregory W.; Hedrick, James L. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2010
The depolymerization of the plastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE) is described in this laboratory procedure. The transesterification reaction used to depolymerize PET employs a highly efficient N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst derived from a commercially available imidazolium ionic liquid. N-heterocyclic carbenes are potent nucleophilic…
Descriptors: Laboratory Procedures, Organic Chemistry, Science Instruction, Plastics
