Poly(propylene succinate): A New Polymer Stereocomplex | Zendy

Julie M. Longo | Zendy; Angela M. DiCiccio | Zendy; Geoffrey W. Coates | Zendy

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Poly(propylene succinate): A New Polymer Stereocomplex

Author(s) -

Julie M. Longo,

Angela M. DiCiccio,

Geoffrey W. Coates

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of the american chemical society

Language(s) - Uncategorized

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.115

H-Index - 612

eISSN - 1520-5126

pISSN - 0002-7863

DOI - 10.1021/ja509440g

Subject(s) - polymer , tacticity , enantiopure drug , copolymer , crystallinity , polyester , polymer chemistry , chemistry , chemical engineering , polymer science , organic chemistry , polymerization , catalysis , crystallography , engineering , enantioselective synthesis

Herein we show the formation of a polymer stereocomplex by mixing isotactic, regioregular chains of poly(propylene succinate) synthesized via the copolymerization of cyclic anhydrides and epoxides. The stereocomplex exhibits significantly improved thermal properties in comparison to the enantiopure parent polymers. We demonstrate that stereocomplexation is a route to a new class of semicrystalline polyesters with improved properties, produced from readily accessible starting materials.

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