A strategy of H-bond confinement catalysis for efficient degradation of polyethylene glycol into glycol diester over an OH-functionalized ionic liquid
This study innovatively utilized the H-bond confinement and synergistic catalytic mechanism of [HO-EtMIm][OTf] to efficiently activate benzoic anhydride and PEG, achieving an efficient degradation reaction under metal- and solvent-free conditions.
Authors
- Ruihan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4169-4673)
- Chun-Liang Hou
- Xiaoqian Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9946-1342)
- Yunpeng Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0406-1930)
- Xiaohua Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4705-0112)
Institutions
- Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology (CN)
- China Jiliang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Green Chemistry
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5gc05259a
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Chemical Synthesis and Reactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94