Issue 8, 2009
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Chemical Communications

Biomaterials from sugars: ring-opening polymerization of a carbohydrate lactone†

Min Tang,ab   Andrew J. P. White,a   Molly M. Stevensb  and  Charlotte K. Williams*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, London, UK
E-mail: c.k.williams@imperial.ac.uk

b Department of Materials and Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK

Abstract

The preparation of a novel carbohydrate lactone is reported, in excellent yield, from D-gluconolactone; ring-opening polymerization of the lactone yields a functionalized cyclic aliphatic polyester.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B817658B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
08 Oct 2008
Accepted
28 Nov 2008
First published
18 Dec 2008

Chem. Commun., 2009, 941-943

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M. Tang, A. J. P. White, M. M. Stevens and C. K. Williams, Chem. Commun., 2009, 941 DOI: 10.1039/B817658B

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