Electron-Poor Butenolides: The Missing Link between Acrylates and Maleic Anhydride in Radical Polymerization

Butenolides are a class of 5-membered lactones that hold great potential as bio-based monomers to replace oil-derived acrylates, of which they are cyclic analogues. Despite this structural resemblance, the reactivity of the unsaturated ester moiety of electron-poor butenolides leans toward that of m...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Chemical Society
Main Author:	Mathieu L. Lepage
Other Authors:	Georgios Alachouzos, Johannes G. H. Hermens, Niels Elders, Keimpe J. van den Berg, Ben L. Feringa
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Chemical Society 2023
Subjects:	Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Photopolymerization techniques and applications butenolides radical polymerization acrylates maleic anhydride copolymerization alternating copolymerization monomer reactivity bio-based monomers polymerization kinetics density functional theory
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c04314
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