Issue 34, 2022

Recent advances in the ring-opening polymerization of sulfur-containing monomers

Abstract

Inspired by the uniqueness of ring-opening polymerization and the ubiquity of sulfur-containing heterocycles, much attention has been paid to the synthesis of sulfur-containing polymers as they can provide novel materials with a broad range of applications ranging from stimuli responsiveness to (bio)degradability. Within this review article an overview is presented regarding various ROP technologies (ROP/rROP/ROMP) which are further categorized by monomer class, detailing significant developments over the previous decades which cement the importance of sulfur-containing monomers in modern polymer chemistry. This article aims to explore the chemistry involved in the ring-opening polymerization of sulfur-containing cyclic monomers by summarizing the state-of-the-art, as well as providing an overview of the fundamental challenges involved in synthesizing sulfur-containing polymers, including potential future directions.

Graphical abstract: Recent advances in the ring-opening polymerization of sulfur-containing monomers

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
27 Jun 2022
Accepted
09 Aug 2022
First published
09 Aug 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Polym. Chem., 2022,13, 4858-4878

Recent advances in the ring-opening polymerization of sulfur-containing monomers

V. B. Purohit, M. Pięta, J. Pietrasik and C. M. Plummer, Polym. Chem., 2022, 13, 4858 DOI: 10.1039/D2PY00831A

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