Issue 46, 2021

Ring opening polymerization of β-acetoxy-δ-methylvalerolactone, a triacetic acid lactone derivative

Abstract

We report here the synthesis and polymerization of a novel disubstituted valerolactone, β-acetoxy-δ-methylvalerolactone, derived from the renewable feedstock triacetic acid lactone (TAL). The bulk polymerization proceeds to 45% equilibrium monomer conversion at room temperature using diphenyl phosphate as the organic catalyst. The resultant amorphous material displays a glass transition temperature of 25 °C. The ring opening polymerization (ROP) behavior of the disubstituted valerolactone was examined, and the enthalpy (Image ID:d1py00561h-t1.gif) and entropy *(Image ID:d1py00561h-t2.gif) of polymerization were calculated to be −25 ± 2 kJ mol−1 and −81 ± 5 mol−1 K−1, respectively. The polymerization kinetics were also measured and compared to those of other substituted valerolactones reported in the literature. This report is the first to demonstrate the successful ROP of a disubstituted valerolactone as well as the first to establish the ROP of a derivative of TAL.

Graphical abstract: Ring opening polymerization of β-acetoxy-δ-methylvalerolactone, a triacetic acid lactone derivative

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
24 Apr. 2021
Accepted
17 Okt. 2021
First published
14 Nov. 2021

Polym. Chem., 2021,12, 6724-6730

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Ring opening polymerization of β-acetoxy-δ-methylvalerolactone, a triacetic acid lactone derivative

H. Sajjad, E. A. Prebihalo, W. B. Tolman and T. M. Reineke, Polym. Chem., 2021, 12, 6724 DOI: 10.1039/D1PY00561H

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