Mechanism and kinetics of quantitative aminolysis reaction of poly(β-benzyl-L-aspartate)(PBLA)

Masataka Nakanishi, Woo Dong Jang, Makoto Oba, Yuichi Yamasaki, Kazunori Kataoka

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Abstract

The amino acid-based polymers have been attracting remarkable attention owing to their wide potential utilities for biomaterials. Recently, we found that the flanking benzyl ester groups of poly(β-benzyl-L-aspartate) (PBLA) can undergo a quantitative aminolysis reaction with various primary amine compounds, thus allowing the preparation of a variety of polyaspartamides with different functionality from a single platform polymer. The mechanism and kinetics of the quantitative aminolysis of PBLA has been investigated, focusing on racemization and α to β transition from the standpoint of higher-ordered structure of polymer strands.

Original languageEnglish
Pages2467-2468
Number of pages2
Publication statusPublished - 2006
Event55th Society of Polymer Science Japan Symposium on Macromolecules - Toyama, Japan
Duration: 2006 Sept 202006 Sept 22

Other

Other55th Society of Polymer Science Japan Symposium on Macromolecules
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityToyama
Period06/9/2006/9/22

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Engineering(all)

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