@article {43893,
	title = {Synthesis of isohexide-di(ether-ene)s and ADMET polymerization},
	journal = {Green Materials},
	volume = {5},
	year = {2017},
	month = {JUN},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {As the fossil fuel reserves deplete and the greenhouse gases increase, the scientific community is challenged to provide sustainable solutions. Sugar-based isohexides can be modified to prepare a library of isohexide-diene monomers for polymerization. Such isohexide diene monomers can be subjected to Acyclic Diene Metathesis Polymerization to obtain green materials. Here we report a single step synthetic protocol to access a small family of isohexide-di(ether-ene)s and the corresponding polymers. The isohexide di(ether-ene)s 2a-2c could be isolated in good to excellent yields under optimized conditions. The resultant isohexide-di(ether-ene)s 2a-2c are potential versatile building blocks for pharmaceuticals and material science. The synthetic utility of 2a-2c was demonstrated by subjecting them to ADMET polymerization using Grubbs 1st and 2nd generation catalysts. The resultant viscous material was evaluated using 1H NMR and MALDI-ToF-MS, which suggests the formation of anticipated ADMET polymers},
	doi = {10.1680/jgrma.16.00017},
	author = {Rajput, Bhausaheb S. and Lekshmy, Kalpakasseril Girija and Menon, Shamal K. and Chikkali, Samir H.}
}
