Polymers from renewable 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitols (isosorbide, isomannide and isoidide): A review

• Published in: Progress in Polymer Science
• Main Authors: Fenouillot, Françoise, Alain, Rousseau, Colomines, Gael, Saint Loup, René, Pascault, Jean-Pierre
• Other Authors: Ingénierie des Matériaux Polymères - Laboratoire des Matériaux Macromoléculaires (IMP-LMM), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (INSA Lyon), Université de Lyon-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne (UJM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier - Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux de Montpellier (ICGM ICMMM), Université Montpellier 1 (UM1)-Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques (UM2)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM)-Institut de Chimie - CNRS Chimie (INC-CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre d'enseignement Cnam Paris (CNAM Paris), Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers CNAM (CNAM), Laboratoire de chimie Macromoléculaire (CNRS UMR 5076), Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2010
• Subjects: PHASE-TRANSFER CATALYSIS; DICARBOXYLIC-ACID UNITS; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED POLYCONDENSATION; LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE POLYIMIDES; SILYLATED ALIPHATIC DIOLS; CARBONIC-ACID; LC-POLYIMIDES; MAIN-CHAIN; AMINO-ACID; BIOANALOGOUS POLYMERS; [CHIM.POLY]Chemical Sciences/Polymers; [CHIM.MATE]Chemical Sciences/Material chemistry; Carbonic acid
• Online Access: https://hal.science/hal-00587040; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2009.10.001

International audience The use of 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitols, isosorbide, isomannide and isoidide in polymers is reviewed. 1,4:3,6-Dianhydrohexitols are derived from renewable resources from cereal-based polysaccharides. In the field of polymeric materials, these diols are essentially employed to synthesize or modify polycondensates. Their attractive features as monomers are linked to their rigidity, chirality, non-toxicity, and the fact that they are not derived from petroleum. First, the synthesis of high glass transition temperature polymers with good thermomechanical resistance is possible. Second, the chiral nature of 1,4:3,6-dianhydrohexitols may lead to specific optical properties. Finally, biodegradable polymers can be obtained. The production of isosorbide at the industrial scale with a purity satisfying the requirements for polymer synthesis suggests that isosorbide will soon emerge in industrial polymer applications. However, a deciding factor will be the reduction of polymerization time of these low-reactivity monomers to values compatible with economically viable production processes. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.