Cellulose-based polyacetals by direct and sensitized photocationic ring-opening polymerization of levoglucosenyl methyl ether

Kerem Kaya, Tapas Debsharma, Helmut Schlaad*, Yusuf Yagci*

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Abstract

This study aims to explore the photoinitiated cationic ring-opening polymerization of levoglucosenyl methyl ether (LGME), a chemical obtained from the most abundant biomass-cellulose. Direct and sensitized photopolymerizations of LGME using photoinitiators acting at the near UV or visible range in conjunction with diphenyliodonium hexafluoroantimonate (DPI) yielded unsaturated polyacetals with varying molar masses and distributions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6884-6889
Number of pages6
JournalPolymer Chemistry
Volume11
Issue number43
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Nov 2020

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