ISSN:
0887-624X
Keywords:
polygluconamides
;
stereoregular polyamides
;
stereoregular nylons
;
chiral polyamides
;
chiral nylons
;
aminoaldonic acids
;
sugar polyamides
;
carbohydrate monomers
;
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Two stereoregular polygluconamides, one (3) of polypeptide-type and the other (16) being a polycaproamide containing four stereocenters in the main chain of the repeating unit, have been prepared from D-glucosamine and D-glucose, respectively. The new polyamides were characterized by elemental analysis, and IR, 1H- and 13C-NMR spectroscopies. The molecular weights for 3 and 16 were estimated as 25,000 and 67,000, respectively, on the basis of viscosimetric measurements. Both polyamides display high optical activity; they are highly hydrophilic and readily soluble in water as well as in a variety of organic solvents including chloroform. Polyamide 16 is highly crystalline and yields resistant films with spherulitic texture. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Additional Material:
3 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.1995.080330211
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