title: Controlled hydrogenative depolymerization of polyesters and polycarbonates catalyzed by ruthenium(II) PNN pincer complexes.
abstract: Ruthenium(II) PNN complexes depolymerize many polyesters into diols and polycarbonates into glycols plus methanol via hydrogenation. Notably, polyesters with two methylene units between ester linkages depolymerize to carboxylic acids rather than diols. This methodology represents a new approach for producing useful chemicals from waste plastics.
authors.affiliation: Northland College, 1411 Ellis Ave., Ashland, Wisconsin 54806, USA. nrobertson@northland.edu.
authors.forename: Eric M
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authors.lastname: Krall
authors.forename: Tyler W
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authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Ryan J
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authors.lastname: Andersen
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authors.lastname: Nett
authors.forename: Ryley W
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authors.lastname: Glasgow
authors.forename: Diana S
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authors.lastname: Reader
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authors.lastname: Dauphinais
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authors.lastname: Fischer
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authors.lastname: Carney
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authors.lastname: Hudson
authors.forename: Nicholas J
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authors.lastname: Robertson