Chemo-enzymatic synthesis of a levoglucosenone-derived bi-functional monomer and its ring-opening metathesis polymerization in the green solvent Cyrene™
Sami Fadlallah, Aurélien A. M. Peru, Lionel Longé, Florent Allais
Abstract
The levoglucosenone-based norbornenes family was extended to include a new bi-functional methacrylate monomer that, upon ROMP in Cyrene™, leads to polymers with pendent methacrylate moieties which can be modified by post-polymerization reactions.
Topics & Concepts
ROMPMonomerPolymerizationMethacrylateRing-opening metathesis polymerisationMetathesisPolymer chemistryChemistryPolymerSolventOrganic chemistrybiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesSynthetic Organic Chemistry MethodsChemistry and Chemical Engineering