Eugenol or p-allyl-2-methoxyphenol is a renewable compound and a major ingredient in clove oil.  In this work, we investigated different synthetic routes to incorporate eugenol into aliphatic-aromatic polyethers and polyesters, and purely aromatic polyesters.  To prepare some monomers we applied ether syntheses.  The availability of eugenol’s terminal double bond makes it suitable for thiol-ene click reactions, which we carried out in several pathways.  By applying various comonomers different polymer structures could be obtained.  In another approach, we synthesized eugenol bearing polyesters by acetolysis and obtained semi-crystalline polyesters.  The thermal properties and some molecular weight properties of the polymers will be presented.  The advantages and drawbacks of the different reaction routes will be highlighted.

Sustainable polyethers and polyesters containing eugenol moieties

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