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• TITLE: Synthesis and Properties of Polyurethane Elastomers Containing Sucrose as a Cross-Linker

  AUTHORS: Kazunori Kizuka, Shin-Ichi Inoue

  KEYWORDS: Polyaddition Reaction, Polyurethane Elastomer, Sucrose, Cross-Linker

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Organic Polymer Materials, Vol.5 No.4, October 30, 2015

  ABSTRACT: Polyaddition using isocyanate and polyol forms polyurethane elastomer (PUE). However, this method has rarely been applied to the construction of PUEs containing sucrose. Hence, the introduction of sucrose (disaccharide) as a cross-linker via polyaddition remains a challenging subject in polymer chemistry. Here, we report the synthesis of PUEs using an aromatic isocyanate (4,4’-diphenylmethane diisocyanate), polyols including a polyether polyol (polytetramethylene glycol) and two polyester polyols (polycaprolactone and polycarbonate diols), and sucrose as a crosslinker by a one-shot method. The PUEs containing sucrose were successfully produced. The use of sucrose was essential to obtain the desired PUEs containing sucrose units in the main chain.