Degradable high Tg sugar-derived polycarbonates from isosorbide and dihydroxyacetone

Polycarbonates from isosorbide and dihydroxyacetone (DHA) have been synthesised using organocatalytic step-growth polymerization of their corresponding diols and bis-carbonylimidazolide monomers. By the choice of the feed ratio and monomer activation, either isosorbide or ketal protected DHA, random...

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Autores: García Gallego, Sandra|||0000-0001-6112-0450, Hult, Daniel, Ingverud, Tobias, Andrén, Oliver C. J., Malkoch, Michael
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/35559
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/35559
https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8PY00256H
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Polycarbonates
isosorbide
dihydroxyacetone
step-growth polymerization
imidazol
Química
Chemistry
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Sumario:Polycarbonates from isosorbide and dihydroxyacetone (DHA) have been synthesised using organocatalytic step-growth polymerization of their corresponding diols and bis-carbonylimidazolide monomers. By the choice of the feed ratio and monomer activation, either isosorbide or ketal protected DHA, random and alternating poly(Iso-co-DHA) carbonates have been formed. Thermal properties by DSC and TGA were herein strongly correlated to the monomer composition. Dilution studies using 1H-NMR spectroscopy of a model compound DHA-diethyl carbonate in CD3CN and D2O highlighted the influence of alfa-substituents on the keto/hydrate equilibrium of DHA. Further kinetics studies in the pH* range of 4.7 to 9.6 serve to show the hydrolytic pH-profile of DHA-carbonates. The hydrolytic degradation of deprotected polymer pellets shows an increased degradation with increasing DHA content. Pellets with a random or alternating configuration show different characteristics in terms of mass loss and molecular weight loss profile over time.