80. Electrocatalysis enables polyvinyl chloride functionalization

Yuanbo Liu， Haohong Duan*
Chem, 2025, 11, 102435
DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102435

Abstract
Functionalizing conventional polyvinyl chloride (PVC) into leach-resistant PVC with a well-defined structure is challenging owing to uncontrollable side reactions such as elimination and chain scission. Recently in Chem, Sevov and coworkers developed an electrocatalytic strategy for covalently grafting plasticizers into PVC backbone, endowing the material with new properties.