Although biomass-based greener pathways to commercial petro-based monomers and polymers, aka drop-in, is an interesting approach to find alternatives to fossil-resources, it does not address the toxicity nor the end-of-life issues related to the aforementioned polymers. Indeed, tackling such issues requires the design of novel monomers and polymers that provide thermo-mechanical properties, at least as good as that of their petro-based counterparts, while being non-toxic and offering sustainable recycling or biodegradation options after use.<br/><br/>Levoglucosenone (LGO), readily accessible from cellulosic biomass through pyrolysis, is a highly functionalized chiral molecule with a great potential as synthon. Indeed, with three key reactive moieties (i.e., ketal, carbonyl and a conjugated double bond), LGO offers a wide range of potential chemical transformations (e.g., Baeyer-Villiger oxidation, (aza-)Michael addition, hydrogenation, reduction) allowing the access to different types of monomers (e.g., diols, acrylates, substituted-cyclopentadienes) and corresponding polymers (e.g., polyesters, polyacrylates, polyolefins, polycarbonates).<br/><br/>This presentation will provide an overview of the works that have been carried out by URD ABI - some in collaboration with the University of Florida - on LGO-based monomers and polymers.

Cellulose-derived levoglucosenone, a versatile bio-based building block for the production of novel sustainable monomers and polymers

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