Influence of a diene impurity on the molecular structure of phosphate-containing polymers with medical applications
Author(s) -
Lisbeth Grøndahl,
Shuko Suzuki,
Edeline WentrupByrne
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
chemical communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.837
H-Index - 333
eISSN - 1364-548X
pISSN - 1359-7345
DOI - 10.1039/b803223h
Subject(s) - polymer , diene , impurity , monomer , phosphate , polymer chemistry , chemistry , materials science , molecule , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , natural rubber , engineering
We have demonstrated that the unacknowledged presence of almost 30% diene impurity in some commercial phosphate monomers had not only a significant effect on the molecular structure (topology) of a series of synthesized polymers but the instability of the ester functionalities during these polymerizations resulted in unexpectedly complex co-polymer chemistry.
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