Issue 13, 2018

Polymers from sugars and CS2: synthesis and ring-opening polymerisation of sulfur-containing monomers derived from 2-deoxy-d-ribose and d-xylose

Abstract

Thionocarbonate (–O–CS–O–) and xanthate (–S–CS–O–) cyclic monomers were synthesised by cyclothiocarbonation of 2-deoxy-D-ribose- and D-xylose-derived diols with carbon disulfide, then polymerised using organocatalytic ring-opening methods. Regular polymer linkages were obtained, with the sugar backbone influencing the regioselectivity of monomer opening. Thermal analysis revealed lower glass transition temperatures compared to carbonate analogues and a low onset of thermal degradation.

Graphical abstract: Polymers from sugars and CS2: synthesis and ring-opening polymerisation of sulfur-containing monomers derived from 2-deoxy-d-ribose and d-xylose

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
22 Jan 2018
Accepted
26 Feb 2018
First published
27 Feb 2018
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Polym. Chem., 2018,9, 1577-1582

Polymers from sugars and CS2: synthesis and ring-opening polymerisation of sulfur-containing monomers derived from 2-deoxy-D-ribose and D-xylose

E. M. López-Vidal, G. L. Gregory, G. Kociok-Köhn and A. Buchard, Polym. Chem., 2018, 9, 1577 DOI: 10.1039/C8PY00119G

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