Xylose- and Nucleoside-Based Polymers via Thiol-ene Polymerization toward Sugar-Derived Solid Polymer Electrolytes.

ABSTRACT: A series of copolymers have been prepared via thiol-ene polymerization of bioderived α,ω-unsaturated diene monomers with dithiols toward application as solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) for Li⁺-ion conduction. Amorphous polyesters and polyethers with low T_g's (-31 to -11 °C) were first prepared from xylose-based monomers (with varying lengths of fatty acid moiety) and 2,2'-(ethylenedioxy)diethanethiol (EDT). Cross-linking by incorporation of a trifunctional monomer also produced a series of SPEs with ionic conductivities up to 2.2 × 10^-5 S cm^-1 at 60 °C and electrochemical stability up to 5.08 V, a significant improvement over previous xylose-derived materials. Furthermore, a series of copolymers bearing nucleoside moieties were prepared t

SUBMITTER: Oshinowo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10862469 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature