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US 2024/0182633 A1Published application
Incorporation of Carbon Dioxide Into Bioderived Polymer Scaffolds
AssigneeRegents of the University of Minnesota
InventorsIan A. Tonks, Rachel Maria Rapagnani
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Abstract
Provided herein are methods of ring-opening polymerization of lactones to yield bioderived polyesters with varying backbone structures.
Claims25
A method of synthesizing a polyester, the method comprising:
- hydrogenating a lactone formed by telomerization of a first 1,3-diene, a second 1,3-diene, and carbon dioxide to yield a hydrogenated lactone;
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- polymerizing the hydrogenated lactone in the presence of a catalyst in a ring-opening process to yield a polyester.
A method of synthesizing a lactone, the method comprising:
- telomerizing piperylene with carbon dioxide to yield the lactone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.