Investigations into Apopinene as a Biorenewable Monomer for Ring- Opening Metathesis Polymerization
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The ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) of apopinene is reported. We find that apopinene reacts with Rubased metathesis catalysts to provide an all trans-polymer with a polydispersity index (PDI) as low as 1.6 and molecular weights in the 1100 to 15 600 g·mol−1 range (9−127 monomer units). Because apopinene is readily prepared in one-step from myrtenal or two-steps from α-pinene, both of which are commercially available and naturally abundant, these studies indicate that apopinene might find future use as a new biorenewable precursor for the sustainable production of ROMP-based materials.
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