Issue 41, 2021

Synthesis and anionic polymerization of isosorbide mono-epoxides for linear biobased polyethers

Abstract

A series of regioisomeric isosorbide mono-epoxides, as well as diastereomerically pure mono-epoxy derivatives, have been prepared and studied. Anionic ring-opening polymerization of methoxy-capped monomers produced linear polyethers tethered with isosorbide units. These reasonably high molecular weight polymers exhibited glass transition temperatures at around 10–15 °C and thermal stability up to ∼300 °C, which indicated that the mono-epoxides are promising building blocks for well-defined biobased polymers.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis and anionic polymerization of isosorbide mono-epoxides for linear biobased polyethers

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 May 2021
Accepted
11 Oct 2021
First published
12 Oct 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Polym. Chem., 2021,12, 5937-5941

Synthesis and anionic polymerization of isosorbide mono-epoxides for linear biobased polyethers

L. Matt, I. Liblikas, O. Bonjour, P. Jannasch and L. Vares, Polym. Chem., 2021, 12, 5937 DOI: 10.1039/D1PY00687H

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