02482nas a2200277 4500008004100000022001400041245014400055210006900199260000800268300001200276490000800288520150900296653002801805653002301833653002801856653002101884653002401905100002101929700002501950700002101975700001701996700001802013700001902031700002802050856012602078 2022 eng d a1022-135200aSynthesis and characterization of partially biobased aromatic (Co)polycarbonates containing biphenylene units and pendant pentadecyl chains0 aSynthesis and characterization of partially biobased aromatic Co cJUL a21004490 v2233 a

2-Pentadecyl-[1,1''-biphenyl]-4,4''-diol (PBD) is synthesized starting from cashew nut shell liquid-a by-product of cashew processing industry. A new series of partially biobased aromatic (co)polycarbonates possessing biphenylene units and pendant pentadecyl chains is synthesized by solution polycondensation of PBD or varying compositions of PBD and bisphenol-A with triphosgene in dry dichloromethane. Inherent viscosities and number average molecular weights of (co)polycarbonates are in the range 0.51-1.24 dL g(-1) and 18 x 10(3)- 43.4 x 10(3) g mol(-1), respectively indicating the formation of reasonably high molecular weight polymers. Flexible, transparent, and free-standing films of (co)polycarbonates can be cast from chloroform solution. (Co)polycarbonates are characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), H-1 NMR, C-13 NMR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry, and thermogravimetric analysis. T-10 and T-g values of (co)polycarbonates are in the range 417-433 and 8-147 degrees C, respectively. It is demonstrated that the T-g values can be tuned by incorporation of appropriate mol% of PBD as a comonomer in Bisphenol-A-based copolycarbonates. The lowering of the T-g values of (co)polycarbonates can be attributed primarily to the packing disruptive effect of flexible pentadecyl chains. Furthermore, the effect of incorporation of PBD as a comonomer on water contact angle values of (co)polycarbonates is evaluated.

10aaromatic polycarbonates10abiobased bisphenol10aCashew nut shell liquid10apentadecyl chain10aRenewable resources1 aIchake, Amol, B.1 aNagane, Samadhan, S.1 aJadhav, Uday, A.1 aTorris, Arun1 aGrau, Etienne1 aCramail, Henri1 aWadgaonkar, Prakash, P. uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/synthesis-and-characterization-partially-biobased-aromatic-copolycarbonates-containing02939nas a2200145 4500008004100000245011700041210006900158260000800227490000700235520234800242100002102590700002502611700002802636856012902664 2023 eng d00aSynthesis, characterization and post-modification of aromatic (Co)polyesters possessing pendant maleimide groups0 aSynthesis characterization and postmodification of aromatic Copo cSEP0 v353 a

A new series of (co)polyesters possessing pendent maleimide groups was synthesized by low temperature solution polycondensation of 4, 4’-(5-maleimidopentane-2, 2-diyl) diphenol (BPA-MA) with isophthalic acid chloride (IPC), terephthalic acid chloride (TPC) and a mixture of TPC and IPC (50:50 mol %). Copolyesters were also synthesized by polycondensation of varying compositions of BPA-MA and bisphenol-A (BPA) with IPC. The chemical structures and compositions of (co)polyesters were confirmed by NMR spectroscopy. Inherent viscosity values and number-average molecular weights of (co)polyesters were in the range 0.50–0.76 dL/g and 17,700-32,100 g/mol, respectively, indicating the formation of reasonably high molecular weight polymers. (Co)polyesters were readily soluble in common organic solvents and could be cast into tough, transparent and flexible films from chloroform solutions. (Co)polyesters exhibited 10% weight loss and glass transition temperatures in the range 464–468 and 142–178°C, respectively. A representative copolyester possessing pendant maleimide groups was chemically modified via metal-free azide-maleimide 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition click reaction with two azido compounds, namely, (azidomethyl)benzene (Bz-N3) and 1-(azidomethyl)-pyrene (Py-N3) to yield corresponding modified copolyesters in a quantitative manner.

1 aJadhav, Uday, A.1 aNagane, Samadhan, S.1 aWadgaonkar, Prakash, P. uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/synthesis-characterization-and-post-modification-aromatic-copolyesters-possessing-pendant