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Plant oils: The perfect renewable resource for polymer science?!

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In this paper, the authors provide an overview of the present situation with special attention to the use of olefin metathesis and thiol-ene chemistry as synthetic methods and as polymerization techniques.
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This article is published in European Polymer Journal.The article was published on 2011-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 551 citations till now.

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Polyamides Derived from Terpenes: Advances in Their Synthesis, Characterization and Applications

TL;DR: In this article , the use of terpenes, a large and important group of natural products with different functions in nature (regulators, defense signals, etc.), is described.
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Synthesis and characterization of epoxidized palm oil hydrogel

TL;DR: In this article, a bio-based hydrogel was synthesized from epoxidized palm oil (EPO) by using ring opening polymerization (ROP) in the presence of a fluoroantimonic acid hexahydrate (HSbF6·6H2O) catalyst, followed by a chemical hydrolysis catalyzed with NaOH.

Exploring bio-based monomers for UV-curable polymer networks

TL;DR: In this article, a need for research and development of new bio-based polymeric materials has been identified and a high demand for sustainable, biobased materials has led to increased environmental awareness and concern.
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Synthesis and characterization of amide based palm oil polyol via ring opening reaction

Sabrina Soloi
TL;DR: In this article, the epoxy ring of EPO underwent ring opening reaction using isopropanolamine (IPA) as the nucleophile and boron trifluoride ethanol complex as catalyst.
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Thiol–Ene Click Chemistry

TL;DR: The radical-mediated thiol-ene reaction has all the desirable features of a click reaction, being highly efficient, simple to execute with no side products and proceeding rapidly to high yield.
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Recent developments in the chemistry of halogen-free flame retardant polymers

TL;DR: An overview of recent developments of the chemistry of halogen-free flame retardant polymers is presented in this article, along with their thermal stabilities and flame-retardant properties.
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Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis

TL;DR: In this paper, a review highlights examples of recent applications of both the radical-mediated and base/nucleophile-initiated thiol-ene reactions in polymer and materials synthesis.
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Plant oil renewable resources as green alternatives in polymer science

TL;DR: The synthesis of monomers as well as polymers from plant fats and oils has already found some industrial application and recent developments in this field offer promising new opportunities, as is shown within this contribution.
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Click Chemistry beyond Metal-Catalyzed Cycloaddition

TL;DR: This Minireview discusses the success and applicability of new, in particular metal-free, click reactions, which expand the opportunities for synthesizing small organic compounds as well as tailor-made macromolecules and bioconjugates.
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