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Laccase‐Catalyzed Oxidative Polymerization of Phenols
Author(s) -
Mita Naruyoshi,
Tawaki Shinichiro,
Uyama Hiroshi,
Kobayashi Shiro
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
macromolecular bioscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.924
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1616-5195
pISSN - 1616-5187
DOI - 10.1002/mabi.200390032
Subject(s) - laccase , polymerization , chemistry , monomer , phenol , phenols , substituent , polymer , organic chemistry , solvent , polyphenol , aqueous solution , catalysis , polymer chemistry , enzyme , antioxidant
Laccase‐catalyzed oxidative polymerization of phenol and its derivatives has been performed in aqueous organic solvents at room temperature in air. Laccase derived from Pycnoporus coccineus efficiently induced the polymerization to produce polyphenols consisting of a mixture of phenylene and oxyphenylene units. The unit ratio of the polymer could be precisely controlled by selection of the solvent and the monomer substituent.