European Polymer Journal
Anže Zupanc, Tomaž Kotnik, Urša Štanfel, Helena Brodnik Žugelj, Anja Kristl, Aleš Ručigaj, Lev Matoh, David Pahovnik, Uroš Grošelj, Till Opatz, Franc Požgan, Bogdan Štefane, Ema Žagar, Jurij Svete
Novel oligo- and polyenaminones with Mw ∼ 3000 Da were prepared in excellent yields by amino–enaminone ‘click’ polymerisation of 1,3- and 1,4-bis[3-(dimethylamino)acryloyl]arenes with 1,3- and 1,4-phenylenediamine. The obtained oligomers and polymers were depolymerised quantitatively to the starting bis-enaminones and diamines by treatment with excess dimethylamine in ethanol at 50 °C. This simple polymerisation/depolymerisation method allows for a closed-loop recycling of polyenaminone-based materials. UV light absorbance at wavelengths below 470 nm indicates promising optical properties of these polymers.
Read article: Eur. Polym. J., 2019, 121, 1-12
