N-heterocyclic Carbene Catalysed Polymerisation of 2,5-Diformylfuran

Authors

  • Wouter Ruelens Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
  • Fariba Mafakheri 1. Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3001, Belgium 2. Department of Polymer Chemistry, School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, 14155-6455, Iran
  • Viktor Van Lierde Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3001, Belgium
  • Mario Smet Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Leuven, 3001, Belgium

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30564/opmr.v4i2.4953

Abstract

The biobased renewable monomer 2,5-diformylfuran is polymerised using various N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalysts in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) affording a low molar mass polymer. It is shown that catalyst structure as well as the temperature and time the polymerization is running have a noticeable effect on its molar mass. The obtained material is characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). An attempt at chain extension with diamine leads to precipitation of the polymer. This new biobased polymer material might be useful as a sustainable resin.

Keywords:

Biobased polymer, 2, 5-diformylfuran, NHC

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Ruelens, W., Mafakheri, F., Lierde, V. V., & Smet, M. (2022). N-heterocyclic Carbene Catalysed Polymerisation of 2,5-Diformylfuran. Organic Polymer Material Research, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.30564/opmr.v4i2.4953

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