title: [n]-Polyurethanes: Synthesis and Characterization.
abstract: More than 50 years after Otto Bayer's detailed description of [m,n]-polyurethanes, the first general synthesis of [n]-polyurethanes 1 is described. This series of aliphatic [n]-polyurethanes is synthesized by the in situ polymerization of the corresponding alpha,omega-isocyanato alcohol monomers, which in turn are made out of linear alpha,omega-amino alcohols and di-tert-butyltricarbonate. Polymers of high molecular weight possessing a uniform microstructure are obtained, while their melting points show a strong odd-even effect.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Macromolecular and Organic Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, NL-5600 MB Eindhoven (The Netherlands).
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Versteegen
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Sijbesma
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Meijer