title: The controlled synthesis of polyglucose in one-dimensional coordination nanochannels.
abstract: We demonstrate a feasible method for the preparation of polyglucose (PGlc) with controlled structures, where the polymerization of glucose monomers was performed using one-dimensional nanochannels of [La(1,3,5-benzenetrisbenzoate)(H2O)]n (1). Cationic ring-opening polymerization of 1,6-anhydro-β-D-glucose (levoglucosan) using 1 gave a quasi-linear PGlc, which contrasts highly with the results obtained from conventional polymerizations in bulk and solution. The regulated structure of PGlc prepared using the PCP led to a remarkable improvement in the processability and thermal stability of PGlc, which is useful in applications as a bioplastic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan. uemura@sbchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Yuichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Horie
authors.forename: Kayako
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Honjo
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uemura
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
mesh_terms: D001565:Benzoates / Q000737:chemistry*; D005936:Glucans / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D005947:Glucose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D058105:Polymerization
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D005936:Glucans; C014989:1,6-anhydro-beta-glucopyranose; D005947:Glucose