Issue 31, 2024

Xylose-derived thionocarbamates as a synthetic handle towards a functional platform of sugar-based polymers

Abstract

The derivatisation of D-xylose with potassium thiocyanate is presented as a versatile synthetic handle towards functional synthetic carbohydrate polymers. The reactivity of the resulting 1,3-oxazolidine-2-thione (OZT) group with alkyl bromides is ubiquitous and, herein, has been exploited to synthesise seven bio-derived monomers with different pendant functionalities. These monomers were polymerised with dithiols to yield functional poly(ester-thioethers) with a broad spectrum of properties. From a single non-functionalised OZT-polymer, a variety of post-polymerisation modification approaches are possible to functionalise the materials with different pendant groups. These results present a novel simple methodology to tailor the properties of synthetic carbohydrate polymers to different applications.

Graphical abstract: Xylose-derived thionocarbamates as a synthetic handle towards a functional platform of sugar-based polymers

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Article type
Paper
Submitted
17 May 2024
Accepted
01 Jul 2024
First published
15 Jul 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Polym. Chem., 2024,15, 3149-3156

Xylose-derived thionocarbamates as a synthetic handle towards a functional platform of sugar-based polymers

J. R. Runge, B. Davies and A. Buchard, Polym. Chem., 2024, 15, 3149 DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00540F

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