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Abstract
A family of monomers including 2,5-hexandiol, 2,7-octandiol, 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) , terephthalic acid (TA), and branched-chain adipic and pimelic acid derivatives all find a common derivation in the biomass-derived platform molecule 5-(chloromethyl)furfural (CMF). The diol monomers, previously little known to polymer chemistry, have been combined with FDCA and TA derivatives to produce a range of novel polyesters. It is shown that the use of secondary diols leads to polymers with higher glass transition temperatures (Tg) than those prepared from their primary diol equivalents. Two methods of polymerisation were investigated, the first employing activation of the aromatic diacids via the corresponding diacid chlorides and the second using a transesterification procedure. Longer chain diols were found to be more reactive than the shorter chain alternatives, generally giving rise to higher molecular weight polymers, an effect shown to be most dramatic when using the transesterification route. Finally, novel diesters with high degrees of branching in their hydrocarbon chains are introduced as potential monomers for low surface energy materials applications.
Original language | English |
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Article number | FD-ART-02-2017-000057.R1 |
Pages (from-to) | 61-77 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | FARADAY DISCUSSIONS |
Issue number | 202 |
Early online date | 3 Jul 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sep 2017 |
Bibliographical note
© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2017. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details.Keywords
- bio-based monomers
- bio-based polymer
- Platform molecules
- tranesterification
- polymerisation
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Enzymic polymerisation, characterisation and market evaluation of a set of novel bioplastic co-polymers derived from renewable resources
1/07/16 → 30/06/19
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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Sustainable Polymers
Clark, J. H., Farmer, T. J. & North, M.
1/03/14 → 28/05/19
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
Datasets
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Data supporting the publication: New bio-based monomers: Tuneable polyester properties using branched diols from biomass
Farmer, T. J. (Creator), Mascal, M. (Contributor), Perocheau Arnaud, S. (Contributor), Comerford, J. W. (Contributor), Wu, L. (Contributor), Wong Chang, M. (Contributor), Chang, F. (Contributor), Li, Z. (Contributor) & Schmid, M. (Contributor), University of York, 1 Aug 2017
DOI: 10.15124/20fccc77-5902-42cc-adb9-8e58cf27bac0
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