Table 1.
Characterization of polyesters prepared from HMBO and vanillyl alcohol (VA) with a range of acyl chlorides.
Sample | Monomer | Acyl Chloride | Yield (%) | Mn (g mol−1) | PDI (Mw/Mn) | Tg (DSC) (°C) | Td (5%) (°C) | Td (50%) (°C) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PE-1 | HMEO | OC | 62.0 | 22,000 | 1.06 | 73.4 | 153 | 393 |
PE-2 | HMEO | SC | 88.1 | 36,000 | 1.14 | 16.2 | 214 | 392 |
PE-3 | HMEO | TC | 97.0 | 17,000 | 1.05 | 58.4 | 257 | 408 |
PE-4 | HMEO | FC | 87.9 | 19,000 | 1.10 | 57.5 | 264 | 407 |
PE-5 | VA | TC | 82.0 | 21,000 | 1.11 | 81.2 | 293 | 460 |