New bifunctional monomers from methyl vinyl glycolate.

Andrea Dell'AcquaClaas SchünemannEszter Baráth Sergey Tin Johannes G de Vries

Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2022)

Methyl vinyl glycolate (MVG) can be obtained by acid-catalyzed conversion of C4 and C6 sugars. Applications of MVG in polymers are so far limited to its use as co-monomer for poly(lactic acid) and as crosslinking agent. In this work, hydroformylation and methoxycarbonylation of MVG were investigated to produce novel bifunctional monomers. Polyesters with high renewable-atom content were successfully prepared and characterized.

Keyphrases

lactic acid
highly efficient
metal organic framework
molecular dynamics
room temperature
atomic force microscopy
molecularly imprinted
mass spectrometry
electron transfer
high speed