Synthesis and ring-opening polymerization of cyclic diesters derived from malic acid

POLY 493

Ryan J. Pounder, r.j.pounder@warwick.ac.uk and Andrew P. Dove, a.p.dove@warwick.ac.uk. Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
The application of malic acid as a renewable feedstock for the synthesis of functional cyclic diesters will be presented. Selective protection of the α-acid and hydroxyl group allows the derivation of the β-carboxylic acid with high levels of selectivity allowing access to a range of monomers suitable for ring-opening polymerization to yield highly functional poly(ester)s.
 

Polymers from Renewable Resources
6:00 PM-8:00 PM, Tuesday, August 21, 2007 BCEC -- Exhibit Hall - B2, Poster

Division of Polymer Chemistry

The 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 19-23, 2007