Macromolecules

Synthesis, functionalization, and controlled degradation of high molecular weight polyester from itaconic acid via ADMET polymerization

A Lv, ZL Li, FS Du, ZC Li

Index: Li, Zi-Long; Lv, An; Li, Lei; Deng, Xin-Xing; Zhang, Li-Jing; Du, Fu-Sheng; Li, Zi-Chen Polymer (United Kingdom), 2013 , vol. 54, # 15 p. 3841 - 3849

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Abstract

We report a facile strategy for the synthesis, functionalization, and controlled degradation of high molecular weight polyesters based on itaconic acid (IA) and 10-undecenol. A diene monomer, di (10-undecenyl) itaconate (DUI), was synthesized from IA and 10-undecenol by