Biobased High- <i>T</i> <sub>g</sub> Aliphatic Polyethers via the Ring-Opening Polymerization of Dihydrolevoglucosenone-Derived Spiro-Epoxides
(140 °C), which is uncommon for aliphatic polyethers. The diastereomeric ratio of DBOO strongly influences the properties of the resulting material, including its crystallinity and solvent resistance. Moreover, these intriguing characteristics are rationalized through molecular mechanics calculations, which revealed the rigid and compact molecular conformation of the polymer. Overall, this study not only demonstrates the effective use of abundant biomass resources to produce high-performance polymeric materials but also demonstrates the polymerization potential of a new class of epoxide monomers, structurally unique spiro-epoxides, thus paving the way for the development of novel polymer materials with distinctive properties.
Authors
- Feng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6522-2523)
- Kenji Tajima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3238-813X)
- Takuya Isono (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3746-2084)
- Takuya Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9716-8237)
- Tatsuya Nishimura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8416-4007)
- Katsuhiro Maeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5341-8799)
- Tianle Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4864-0321)
- Hiroto Ayakawa
- Toshifumi Satoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5449-9642)
Institutions
- Kanazawa University (JP)
- Local Initiatives Support Corporation (US)
- Hokkaido University (JP)
- National Central University (TW)
- Life Science Institute (JP)
- Department of Physics, Mathematics and Informatics (BY)
- Graduate School USA (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ACS Macro Letters
- Published
- 2026-04-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.6c00158
- Primary Topic
- Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00