Mikiyas K. Assefa and Megan E. Fieser
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023,11, 2128-2132
DOI:
10.1039/D2TA08142C,
Communication
Tandem hydrodechlorination/Friedel–Crafts alkylation of poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) is achieved using silylium ion catalysts to prepare new styrenic copolymers of polyethylene. In many cases, conversion of PVC was complete within minutes, indicating facile means of PVC functionalization at low catalyst loadings.