Polymerization of Myrcene in Both Conventional and Renewable Solvents: Postpolymerization Modification via Regioselective Photoinduced Thiol–Ene Chemistry for Use as Carbon Renewable Dispersants
Jirui Zhang, Cansu Aydoğan, Georgios Patias, Timothy Smith, Lucas Al-Shok, Huizhe Liu, Ahmed M. Eissa, David M. Haddleton
Abstract
) PMy were obtained with cyclohexane as the solvent. Subsequently, photochemical thiol-ene reactions were carried out on the resulting PMy with different isomers exhibiting different reactivities of the double bonds. This strategy allows for the introduction of functional/polar groups (-COOH, -OH) into hydrophobic PMy in a controlled process. Hydrogenation of PMy and derivatized PMy was carried out to investigate any effects on the stabilities of the products which are desirable for many applications.
Topics & Concepts
SolventChemistryPolymerizationEne reactionOrganic chemistryPolymer chemistryPolymerAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterizationbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesSynthetic Organic Chemistry Methods