Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of New Brush Copolymers Comprising Poly(ω-pentadecalactone) with Unusual Thermal and Crystalline Properties

Autor: Ajay Kumar, Richard A. Gross, Mariastella Scandola, Massimo Baiardo, Bhanu Kalra
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Macromolecules. 37:1243-1250
ISSN: 1520-5835
0024-9297
DOI: 10.1021/ma035083t
Popis: Lipases from different sources were screened to determine their relative performance to catalyze ω-pentadecalactone (PDL) ring-opening polymerization from the hydroxyl group of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (2-HEMA) and ω-hydroxyl-ω‘-methacrylate−poly(ethylene glycol) [PEGMA (Mn 360)]. Novozym 435 was found to be the most active biocatalyst for 2-HEMA/PEGMA-initiated PDL ring-opening polymerizations at 70 °C for 48 h in toluene (1:2 w/v of monomers). Thus, 2-HEMA-terminated PPDL was synthesized in yields of ∼80% and with
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