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Sustainable synthesis and characterization of a bisphenol A-free polycarbonate from a six-membered dicyclic carbonate

Wang, Pengrui ; Park, Ji Hoon ; Sayed, Mahmoud LU ; Chang, Tae Sun ; Moran, Amy ; Chen, Shaochen and Pyo, Sang Hyun LU (2018) In Polymer Chemistry 9(27). p.3798-3807
Abstract

A bisphenol A (2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, BPA)-free polycarbonate (PC) from a six-membered di-cyclic carbonate, di-trimethylolpropane di-cyclic carbonate (DTMPC), was developed as a new type of PC by ring opening homo-polymerization. The polymerization was controlled by using metal-free organic-based catalyst systems. The results indicated that the conversion rate depends on the basicity of the catalyst in the order of 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene (TBD), 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU), 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP), and triethylamine (TEA) from high to low. Over 99% conversion of DTMPC was obtained at 130 °C within 15 min by TBD, DBU and DMAP. The resulting PC as a homo-polymer showed high optical transparency... (More)

A bisphenol A (2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, BPA)-free polycarbonate (PC) from a six-membered di-cyclic carbonate, di-trimethylolpropane di-cyclic carbonate (DTMPC), was developed as a new type of PC by ring opening homo-polymerization. The polymerization was controlled by using metal-free organic-based catalyst systems. The results indicated that the conversion rate depends on the basicity of the catalyst in the order of 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene (TBD), 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU), 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP), and triethylamine (TEA) from high to low. Over 99% conversion of DTMPC was obtained at 130 °C within 15 min by TBD, DBU and DMAP. The resulting PC as a homo-polymer showed high optical transparency and hardness, low swelling property in organic solvents, and thermal stability at temperatures as high as 200 °C. A high cell viability and cyto-compatibility of C3H 10T1/2 cells seeded directly on the surface of PC films were obtained. This implied that PC is a viable material for biomedical and consumer products applications where safety is an important consideration.

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  abstract     = {{<p>A bisphenol A (2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, BPA)-free polycarbonate (PC) from a six-membered di-cyclic carbonate, di-trimethylolpropane di-cyclic carbonate (DTMPC), was developed as a new type of PC by ring opening homo-polymerization. The polymerization was controlled by using metal-free organic-based catalyst systems. The results indicated that the conversion rate depends on the basicity of the catalyst in the order of 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene (TBD), 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU), 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP), and triethylamine (TEA) from high to low. Over 99% conversion of DTMPC was obtained at 130 °C within 15 min by TBD, DBU and DMAP. The resulting PC as a homo-polymer showed high optical transparency and hardness, low swelling property in organic solvents, and thermal stability at temperatures as high as 200 °C. A high cell viability and cyto-compatibility of C3H 10T1/2 cells seeded directly on the surface of PC films were obtained. This implied that PC is a viable material for biomedical and consumer products applications where safety is an important consideration.</p>}},
  author       = {{Wang, Pengrui and Park, Ji Hoon and Sayed, Mahmoud and Chang, Tae Sun and Moran, Amy and Chen, Shaochen and Pyo, Sang Hyun}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{07}},
  number       = {{27}},
  pages        = {{3798--3807}},
  publisher    = {{Royal Society of Chemistry}},
  series       = {{Polymer Chemistry}},
  title        = {{Sustainable synthesis and characterization of a bisphenol A-free polycarbonate from a six-membered dicyclic carbonate}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8py00676h}},
  doi          = {{10.1039/c8py00676h}},
  volume       = {{9}},
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