Application of fatty acid chlorides in the iron‐catalyzed depolymerization of polyethers

Abstract In the present study we have set up a straightforward methodology for the depolymerization of polyethers with fatty acid chlorides in the presence of catalytic amounts of abundant and cheap FeCl 2 · 4H 2 O to yield well‐defined products. The produced chloroesters can be useful building blocks in polymerization chemistry to prepare new high quality polymers. Thus, recycling of polymers is feasible using this protocol.