Jeung Gon Kim

Our research group has been involved in developing highly efficient polymer synthetic methods, including mechanochemistry, postpolymerization modification, and chemical recycling. In mechanochemistry, we have developed solid-state polymer synthesis using ball-milling machines such as ring-opening polymerizations of lactide and cyclic carbonate. Further investigation on mechanochemistry of other polymerization techniques and mechano-only polymer development is our primary focus currently. 

1. Ohn, N.; Shin, J.; Kim, S. S.; Kim, J. G. Mechanochemical Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactide: Liquid-Assisted Grinding for the Green Synthesis of Poly(lactic acid) with High Molecular Weight. ChemSusChem 2017, 10, 3529-3533. DOI:10.1002/cssc.201700873
2. Ohn, N.; Kim, J. G. Mechanochemical Post-Polymerization Modification: Solvent-Free Solid-State Synthesis of Functional Polymers. ACS Macro Lett. 2018, 7, 561-565. DOI:10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00171
3. Lee. G. S.; Moon, B. R.; Jeong, H.; Shin, J.; Kim, J. G. Mechanochemical Synthesis of Poly(Lactic Acid) Block Copolymers: Overcoming the Miscibility of the Macroinitiator, monomer and catalyst under Solvent-Free Conditions. Polym. Chem. 2019, 10, 539-545. DOI:10.1039/C8PY01520A
4. Park, S.; Kim, J. G. Mechanochemical Synthesis of Poly(Trimethylene Carbonate)s: An Example of Rate Acceleration. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2019, 15, 963-970. DOI:10.3762/bjoc.15.93

1. Jung, H. J.; Park, S.; Lee, H. S.; Shin, H. G.; Yoo, Y.; Baral, E. R.; Lee, J. H.; Kwak, J.; Kim, J. G. Chemical Upcycling of Waste Poly(bisphenol A carbonate) to 1,4,2-Dioxazol-5-ones and One-pot CH Amidation. ChemSusChem 2021, Early View. DOI:10.1002/cssc.202100885
2. Kim, J. G. Chemical Recycling of Poly(bisphenol A carbonate). Polym. Chem. 2020, 11, 4830-4849.DOI:10.1039/C9PY01927H
3. Baral, E. R.; Lee, J. H.; Kim, J. G. Diphenyl Carbonate: A Highly Reactive and Green Carbonyl Source for the Synthesis of Cyclic Carbonates. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 11768-11776. DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.8b01695
4. Kim, J. G. Direct Transesterification of Poly(methyl acrylate) for Functional Polyacrylate Syntheses. J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017, 55, 2554-2560. DOI:10.1002/pola.28659
5. Do, T.; Baral, E. R.; Kim, J. G. Chemical Recycling of Poly(bisphenol A carbonate): 1,5,7-Triazabicyclo[4.4.0]-dec-5-ene Catalyzed Alcoholysis for Highly Efficient Bisphenol A and Organic Carbonate Recovery. Polymer 2018, 143, 106-114. DOI:10.1016/j.polymer.2018.04.015

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