Ring-opening polymerization of optically active .beta.-butyrolactone using distannoxane catalysts: synthesis of high-molecular-weight poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)

1993 ◽  
Vol 26 (20) ◽  
pp. 5533-5534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoji Hori ◽  
Motoki Suzuki ◽  
Akio Yamaguchi ◽  
Takao Nishishita
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
High Molecular Weight ◽  
Ring Opening ◽  
Ring Opening Polymerization ◽  
Optically Active ◽  
High Molecular Weight Poly

Chemical synthesis of novel biodegradable polyesters

1995 ◽  
Vol 41 (13) ◽  
pp. 282-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Hori ◽  
Y. Takahashi ◽  
A. Yamaguchi ◽  
T. Hagiwara
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Ring Opening ◽  
Lactone Ring ◽  
Ring Opening Polymerization ◽  
Optically Active ◽  
Bond Breaking ◽  
Carbonyl Carbon ◽  
Biodegradable Polyesters ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
High Molecular Weight Poly

Distannoxane complexes catalyze the ring-opening polymerization of optically active β-butyrolactone (β-BL) to afford a high molecular weight poly(3-hydroxybutyrate). When 1-ethoxy-3-chlorotetrabutyldistannoxane was used as a catalyst (catalyst/(R)-β-BL = 1/8000 at 100 °C for 4 h), poly((R)-3-hydroxybutyrate) was obtained from (R)-β-BL in a yield of 99%. The copolymerizations of (R)-β-BL with racemic β-BL in several ratios gave corresponding stereocopolymers. The copolymerizations of (R)-β-BL with ε-caprolactone, δ-valerolactone, β-methyl-δ-valerolactone, and L-lactide afforded novel optically active and biodegradable polyesters of high molecular weights, comprising (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB). The polymerization of (R)-β-BL catalyzed by the distannoxane complexes proceeded by bond breaking between the carbonyl carbon and oxygen atom of the lactone ring (acyl cleavage) with retention of the configuration and little or no racemization. Polymers that have over 80 mol% of the (R)-3HB unit were found to have almost the same degree of biodegradability as the copolyester of 3-hydroxybutyrate and 11% 3-hydroxyvalerate produced by the microbial method.Key words: distannoxane, ring-opening polymerization, poly(3-hydroxybutyrate), poly(3-hydroxyalkanoates), biodegradable polymer.

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