title: Bio-Based Bisfuran: Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Low Molecular Weight Amorphous Polyester.
abstract: Discovery of renewable monomer feedstocks for fabrication of polymeric demand is critical in achieving sustainable materials. In the present work we have synthesized bisfuran diol (BFD) monomer from furfural, over four steps. BFD was examined via X-ray crystallography to understand the molecular arrangement in space, hydrogen bonding and packing of the molecules. This data was further used to compare BFD with structurally related Bisphenol A (BPA), and its known derivatives to predict the potential estrogenic or anti-estrogenic activities in BFD. Further, BFD was reacted with succinic acid to generate polyester material, bisfuran polyester (BFPE-1). MALDI characterization of BFPE-1 indicates low molecular weight polyester and thermal analysis reveals amorphous nature of the material.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, School of Green Chemistry and Engineering, The University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft Street, Toledo, Ohio 43606, USA.
authors.forename: Vishwanath
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gaitonde
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, School of Green Chemistry and Engineering, The University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft Street, Toledo, Ohio 43606, USA.
authors.forename: Kyunghee
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, School of Green Chemistry and Engineering, The University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft Street, Toledo, Ohio 43606, USA.
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kirschbaum
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, School of Green Chemistry and Engineering, The University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft Street, Toledo, Ohio 43606, USA.
authors.forename: Steven J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Sucheck
keywords: Biomass; Bisfuran diol (BFD); Bisfuran polyester (BFPE-1); Bisphenol A (BPA); Furfural; X-ray crystallography.