Issue 7, 2012

Reversible polymerization of novel monomers bearing furan and plant oil moieties: a double click exploitation of renewable resources

Abstract

Monomers based on plant oil derivatives bearing furan heterocycles appended through thiol-ene click chemistry were prepared and, subsequently, polymerized via a second type of click reaction, i.e. the Diels–Alder (DA) polycondensation between furan and maleimide complementary moieties. Two basic approaches were considered for these DA polymerizations, namely (i) the use of monomers with two terminal furan rings in conjunction with bismaleimides (AA + BB systems) and (ii) the use of a protected AB monomer incorporating both furan and maleimide end groups. This study clearly showed that both strategies were successful, albeit with different outcomes, in terms of the nature of the ensuing products. The application of the retro-DA reaction to these polymers confirmed their thermoreversible character, i.e. the clean-cut return to their respective starting monomers, opening the way to original macromolecular materials with interesting applications, like mendability and recyclability.

Graphical abstract: Reversible polymerization of novel monomers bearing furan and plant oil moieties: a double click exploitation of renewable resources

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 Janv. 2012
Accepted
22 Janv. 2012
First published
25 Janv. 2012

RSC Adv., 2012,2, 2966-2974

Reversible polymerization of novel monomers bearing furan and plant oil moieties: a double click exploitation of renewable resources

C. Vilela, L. Cruciani, A. J. D. Silvestre and A. Gandini, RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 2966 DOI: 10.1039/C2RA20053H

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