Issue 15, 2021

Elemental sulphur in the synthesis of sulphur-containing polymers: reaction mechanisms and green prospects

Abstract

The synthesis of polymers using elemental sulphur as a chemical agent has been studied in relation to the worldwide overproduction of cyclo-octasulphur. Herein, the mechanisms of the processes leading to the inclusion of elemental sulphur into macromolecules have been reviewed and the main methods for reduction of the reaction temperature required for the S8 ring opening have been shown. Approaches to the activation of cyclo-octasulphur in the synthesis and macromolecule cross-linking reactions were discussed in the context of finding the chemical agents and conditions that satisfy the principles of green chemistry.

Graphical abstract: Elemental sulphur in the synthesis of sulphur-containing polymers: reaction mechanisms and green prospects

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
14 Dec. 2020
Accepted
22 Febr. 2021
First published
01 Marts 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2021,11, 9008-9020

Elemental sulphur in the synthesis of sulphur-containing polymers: reaction mechanisms and green prospects

N. P. Tarasova, A. A. Zanin, E. G. Krivoborodov and Y. O. Mezhuev, RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 9008 DOI: 10.1039/D0RA10507D

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