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Photo-cross-linked poly(thioether-co-carbonate) networks derived from the natural product quinic acid
Lauren A Link1, Alexander T Lonnecker, Keith Hearon
1Department of Chemistry, ‡Department of Chemical Engineering, §Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and ⊥Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University , College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States.
Abstract:
Polycarbonate networks derived from the natural product quinic acid that can potentially return to their natural building blocks upon hydrolytic degradation are described herein. Solvent-free thiol-ene chemistry was utilized in the copolymerization of tris(alloc)quinic acid and a variety of multifunctional thiol monomers to obtain poly(thioether-co-carbonate) networks with a wide range of achievable thermomechanical properties including glass transition temperatures from -18 to +65 °C and rubbery moduli from 3.8 to 20 MPa. The network containing 1,2-ethanedithiol expressed an average toughness at 25 and 63 °C of 1.08 and 2.35 MJ/m(3), respectively, and an order-of-magnitude increase in the average toughness at 37 °C of 15.56 MJ/m(3).
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