Ternary Stereocomplex Formation of One l-Configured and Two d-Configured Optically Active Polyesters, Poly(l-2-hydroxybutanoic acid), Poly(d-2-hydroxybutanoic acid), and Poly(d-lactic acid)

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 687-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideto Tsuji ◽  
Mao Hosokawa ◽  
Yuzuru Sakamoto
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hideto Tsuji ◽  
Soma Noda ◽  
Takayuki Kimura ◽  
Tadashi Sobue ◽  
Yuki Arakawa

Abstract D-configured poly(D-lactic acid) (D-PLA) and poly(D-2-hydroxy-3-methylbutanoic acid) (D-P2H3MB) crystallized separately into their homo-crystallites when crystallized by precipitation or solvent evaporation, whereas incorporation of L-configured poly(L-2-hydroxybutanoic acid) (L-P2HB) in D-configured D-PLA and D-P2H3MB induced co-crystallization or ternary stereocomplex formation between D-configured D-PLA and D-P2H3MB and L-configured L-P2HB. However, incorporation of D-configured poly(D-2-hydroxybutanoic acid) (D-P2HB) in D-configured D-PLA and D-P2H3MB did not cause co-crystallization between D-configured D-PLA and D-P2H3MB and D-configured D-P2HB but separate crystallization of each polymer occurred. These findings strongly suggest that an optically active polymer (L-configured or D-configured polymer) like unsubstituted or substituted optically active poly(lactic acid)s can act as “a configurational or helical molecular glue” for two oppositely configured optically active polymers (two D-configured polymers or two L-configured polymers) to allow their co-crystallization. The increased degree of freedom in polymer combination is expected to assist to pave the way for designing polymeric composites having a wide variety of physical properties, biodegradation rate and behavior in the case of biodegradable polymers.


RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (64) ◽  
pp. 39000-39007
Author(s):  
Hideto Tsuji ◽  
Kazuya Nakayama ◽  
Yuki Arakawa

Stereocomplex formation was reported for alternating copolymers of chiral α-substituted 2-hydroxyalkanoic acids which can be utilized for preparation of biodegradable materials with a variety of physical properties and biodegradability.


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S.C De Smedt ◽  
J Demeester ◽  
C.F van Nostrum ◽  
J.J Kettenes-van den Bosch ◽  
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Florence Chanon ◽  
Christian Roussel ◽  
Martial Sanz ◽  
Nicolas Vanthuyne ◽  
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