Synthesis and properties of stereoregular poly(ester amides) derived from carbohydrates

✍ Scribed by Inmaculada Molina Pinilla; Manuel Bueno Martínez; Francisca Zamora Mata; Juan A. Galbis

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 250 KB
• Volume: 36
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0887-624X
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0518(19980115)36:1<67::aid-pola10>3.0.co;2-b

✦ Synopsis

Two poly(ester amides) containing three methoxy groups stereoregularly attached to the main chain have been prepared by using naturally occurring L-arabinose and D-xylose as the starting materials. The polymers were prepared by the active ester polycondensation method and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, and 1 H-and 13 C-NMR spectroscopies. Both viscosimetry and GPC were used to estimate the molecular weights. The polymers are hydrophilic, one of them being water soluble, and exhibited moderate optical activity. Thermal and X-ray diffraction studies revealed that they are slightly crystalline and stable up to 250ЊC under nitrogen.