Syntheses of Biodegradable Functional Polymers by Radical Ring-Opening Polymerization of 2-Methylene-1,3,6-trioxocane

Autor: Yutaka Tokiwa, Yoichi Hiraguri
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Journal of Polymers and the Environment. 18:116-121
ISSN: 1572-8900
1566-2543
Popis: 2-Methylene-1,3,6-trioxocane (MTC) was polymerized via ring-opening in the presence of a radical initiator and the obtained polyester was biodegradable. MTC could also copolymerize with various vinyl monomers such as styrene, vinyl acetate, methyl vinyl ketone, N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone, N-isopropyl acrylamide, and maleic anhydride. By copolymerizing MTC with these vinyl monomers in the presence of a radical initiator, we could obtain various biodegradable polymers with ester group introduced into the backbone. In addition the obtained copolymers exhibit certain functionalities such as photolysis, water-solubility, thermosensitivity, detergent builder, and water-absorbability.
Databáze: OpenAIRE