Synthesis and chemical recycling of biobased poly(acetal-ester)s with a non-cyclic acetal unit
There is a high demand to design and develop recyclable biobased polymers using eco-friendly synthetic approaches. In this work, we present the facile synthesis of two dicarboxylate monomers with a central non-cyclic acetal unit (dimethyl 4,4'(methylenebis(oxy))dibenzoate and dimethyl 4,4'-(methylenebis(oxy))bis(3-methoxybenzoate)), using potentially biosourced methyl paraben and methyl vanillate.
