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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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Hydrogels from dextran and soybean oil by UV photo-polymerization

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors synthesize dextran hydrogels by UV photo-polymerization of hydrophilic dextrans functionalized with acrylategroups (Dex-A) and hydrophobic acrylate epoxidized soybean oil (AESO).
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Catalytic copolymerization of methyl 9,10‐epoxystearate and cyclic anhydrides under neat conditions

TL;DR: The solvent-free copolymerization of methyl 9,10-epoxystearate with different cyclic anhydrides, such as succinic anhydride and maleic anoxide, using a (salen)CrIIICl-catalyst and n-Bu4NCl as co-cateralyst is demonstrated in this article.
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Synthesis of hyperbranched polymers from vegetable oil based monomers via ozonolysis pathway

TL;DR: In this paper, a variety of hyperbranched polymers (HBPs), such as polycarbonates, polyesters, polyurethanes and polyacetals, were successfully synthesized from castor oil and soybean oil based monomers via a 2 + B3 polycondensation.
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Novel biobased and food contact epoxy coatings for glass toughening applications

TL;DR: In this paper, a series of novel food contact approved and low-toxic coatings for glass toughening applications were successfully prepared based on dicyandiamide and biobased epoxy compounds.
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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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