Synthesis of biorenewable and water-degradable polylactam esters from itaconic acid?

Green Chemistry Pub Date: 2016-06-23 DOI: 10.1039/C6GC01081D

Abstract

Itaconic acid, a naturally occurring compound mass-produced via fermentation of glucose, was reacted with ethanolamine or ethylene diamine to afford hydroxy-acid or diacid monomers containing the 2-pyrrolidone lactam. Homopolymerization or copolymerization with diols, respectively, yielded polylactam esters with higher glass transition temperatures and faster hydrolytic degradation compared to the commercial polyester polylactic acid (PLA).

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of biorenewable and water-degradable polylactam esters from itaconic acid
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