Atom-economic molecular design of vanillin-based tetraene for tunable polyesters via thiol–ene click polymerization

Zijun Gao; Qin Chen; Haibo Xie

doi:10.1039/D6CC00908E

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Atom-economic molecular design of vanillin-based tetraene for tunable polyesters via thiol–ene click polymerization

Zijun Gao,^ab Qin Chen*^ab and Haibo Xie

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^a Department of Polymeric Materials & Engineering, College of Materials & Metallurgy, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, P.R. China
E-mail: qchen6@gzu.edu.cn, hbxie@gzu.edu.cn

^b Technology Innovation Center for High-Efficiency Utilization of Bamboo-Based Biomass in Guizhou Province, Guiyang 550025, China

Abstract

A vanillin-based tetraene monomer (TVE) was synthesized from renewable vanillin via sequential Williamson etherification, followed by atom-economic Claisen rearrangement and Tishchenko condensation. UV-thermal thiol–ene polymerization of TVE yielded a bio-based, cross-linked polyester with tunable thermomechanical properties, high transparency, and UV-blocking capability.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D6CC00908E
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 11 Feb 2026
Accepted: 23 Mar 2026
First published: 25 Mar 2026

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Chem. Commun., 2026, Advance Article

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Z. Gao, Q. Chen and H. Xie, Chem. Commun., 2026, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D6CC00908E

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Atom-economic molecular design of vanillin-based tetraene for tunable polyesters via thiol–ene click polymerization

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