writer：Ming Luo 1, Yang Li 1, Ying-Ying Zhang, Xing-Hong Zhang*
keywords：carbon dioxide， sulfur analogues， polymer synthesis
source：期刊
specific source：Polymer 82 (2016) 406-431
Issue time：2015年

The alternating copolymerization of one-carbon (C1) building blocks including carbon dioxide (CO₂) and its sulfur analogues of carbon disulfide (CS₂) and carbonyl sulfide (COS) with epoxides afford new copolymers, namely polycarbonates and polythiocarbonates, with tailored chain structures and properties. This review mainly focuses on the recent advances in C1-involved copolymerization via heterogeneous catalysis of zinc-cobalt(III) double metal cyanide complex [Zn-Co(III) DMCC] catalyst. The chemistry of zinc-hydroxyl bond of Zn-Co(III) DMCC is responsible to the copolymerization of these C1 monomers with epoxides through the formation of C-O (S) bond. The syntheses of CO₂-based copolymers with various topologies are also reviewed in detail. The utilization of CO₂, COS and CS₂ as monomers for polymer synthesis have significant contributions to the sustainable use of renewable resources.