Incorporation of CO<sub>2</sub>-Derived Bicyclic Lactone into Conventional Vinyl Polymers
Megan R. Hill, Shan Tang, Koichiro Masada, Yuko Hirooka, Kyoko Nozaki
Abstract
The ability to copolymerize monomers vastly increases the range of accessible material properties for a specific monomer. We investigate the radical copolymerization of the lactone monomer (3-ethylidene-6-vinyltetrahydro-2H-pyran-2-one) (EVP) made from butadiene and carbon dioxide. The unique bicyclic structure provided by the EVP unit resulted in an elevation of the glass transition temperature across a range of commodity polymers and enabled the incorporation of functionality into EVP-based copolymers.
Topics & Concepts
MonomerCopolymerBicyclic moleculePolymerLactonePolymer chemistryChemistryPyranMaterials sciencePolymer scienceOrganic chemistryCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesPolymer Foaming and Composites