Microwave-assisted cationic ring-opening polymerization of a soy-based 2-oxazoline monomer
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Hoogenboom, Richard; Schubert, Ulrich S.
- Abstract:
- The microwave-assisted cationic ring-opening polymerization of a soy-based 2-oxazoline
monomer (SoyOx) was investigated. Kinetic investigations of the SoyOx polymerization in
both acetonitrile and without additional solvent revealed the formation of well-defined
poly(2-oxazoline)s with fatty acid side chains in a living manner. The living cationic ring-opening
polymerization of bulk SoyOx reached full conversion within 8 minutes. The unsaturated bonds
of the fatty acids are unaffected by the applied polymerization procedure. In addition, it was
demonstrated that these double bonds can be used to cross-link the soy-based poly(2-oxazoline)s
under UV-irradiation.
- Year:
- 2006
- Type of Publication:
- Article
- Journal:
- Green Chemistry
- Volume:
- 8
- Pages:
- 895 - 899