Reversible click chemistry at the service of macromolecular materials. Part 4: Diels-Alder non-linear polycondensations involving polyfunctional furan and maleimide monomers

authors	Gandini, A; Silvestre, A; Coelho, D
nationality	International
journal	POLYMER CHEMISTRY
keywords	POLY(STYRENE-CO-FURFURYL METHACRYLATE); POLYMERIC MATERIALS; CROSS-LINKING; BISMALEIMIDE; POLYSTYRENE; MOIETIES; ADDUCTS; STYRENE
abstract	The polymerisation of furan monomers and the exploitation of some of the chemical peculiarities of the furan heterocycle have generated a wide diversity of macromolecular materials based on renewable resources. In particular, the application of the DA cycloaddition to the macromolecular chemistry opened new ways to synthesize materials with unique properties, such as self-mendability and network recyclability. In this study, non-linear polycondensations between di- and tri-functional furan (A(n)) and maleimide (B-m) monomers by means of the DA reaction are presented. The use of complementary monomers bearing more than two functionalities led to highly crosslinked structures under appropriate stoichiometric conditions, and thus, can be applied in the preparation of "mendable" materials.
publisher	ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
issn	1759-9954
year published	2013
volume	4
issue	5
beginning page	1364
ending page	1371
digital object identifier (doi)	10.1039/c2py20805a
web of science category	Polymer Science
subject category	Polymer Science
unique article identifier	WOS:000314478800012