SYNTHESIS OF COPOLYMERS OF FURANDICARBOXYLIC ACID, ETHYLENE GLYCOL, AND POLY(ANGELICA LACTONE)

Chemistry, Vol 9, No 3 (2016)

SYNTHESIS OF COPOLYMERS OF FURANDICARBOXYLIC ACID, ETHYLENE GLYCOL, AND POLY(ANGELICA LACTONE)

Konstantin Leonidovich Kaygorodov, Valery Evgenievich Tarabanko, Mikhail Yurievich Chernyak, Alexander Alexandrovich Kondrasenko, Andrey Andreevich Morozov, Nikolay Valerievich Tarabanko

Abstract

This work demonstrates the possibility of creating biodegradable derivatives of poly(ethylene furandicarboxylate) by modification with poly(angelica lactone) chains. Block copolymers with the content of angelica lactone 33-50 mol.% (based on monomeric links) were obtained. Polymer yields were 60-70 %, and weight average molecular weights attained 36-45 kDa. The results of the polymers biodegradation are presented.