The efficient synthesis of curcumin-diesters, which serve as green plasticizers for poly (vinyl) chloride (PVC), is reported. The plasticizers lower the glass transition temperature of PVC, and their cytotoxicity and leaching-resistance properties are significantly better than commercially used phthalate plasticizers which have several limitations.
J. A. Saltos, W. Shi, A. Mancuso, C. Sun, T. Park, N. Averick, K. Punia, J. Fata and K. Raja, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 54725 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA10581H
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