Poly(alkylene itaconate)s - an interesting class of polyesters with periodically located exo-chain double bonds susceptible to Michael addition

Chanda, Sananda and Ramakrishnan, S (2015) Poly(alkylene itaconate)s - an interesting class of polyesters with periodically located exo-chain double bonds susceptible to Michael addition. In: POLYMER CHEMISTRY, 6 (11). pp. 2108-2114.

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Abstract

Itaconic acid is a bio-sourced dicarboxylic acid that carries a double bond; although several reports have dealt with the radical-initiated chain polymerization of dialkyl itaconates, only a few studies have utilized it as a di-acid monomer to prepare polyesters. In this study, we demonstrate that dibutyl itaconate can be melt-condensed with aliphatic diols to generate unsaturated polyesters; importantly, we show that the double bonds remain unaffected during the melt polymerization. A particularly useful attribute of these polyesters is that the exo-chain double bonds are conjugated to the ester carbonyl and, therefore, can serve as excellent Michael acceptors. A variety of organic thiols, such as alkane thiols, MPEG thiol, thioglycerol, derivatized cysteine etc., were shown to quantitatively Michael-add to the exo-chain double bonds and generate interesting functionalized polyesters. Similarly, organic amines, such as N-methyl-benzylamine, diallyl amine and proline, also add across the double bond; thus, these poly(alkylene itaconate)s could serve as potentially bio-benign polyesters that could be quantitatively transformed into a variety of interesting and potentially useful functionalized polymers.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	POLYMER CHEMISTRY
Publisher:	ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY, THOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND
Keywords:	ENE CLICK REACTIONS; RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Inorganic & Physical Chemistry
Date Deposited:	21 Apr 2015 07:17
Last Modified:	21 Apr 2015 07:17
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/51327

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