Chemistry Letters, Vol.29, No.7, 800-801, 2000
Regioselective polymerization of sorbitol and divinyl sebacate using lipase catalyst
A sugar-containing polyester was synthesized by the polymerization of sorbitol and divinyl sebacate using Candida antarctica lipase as catalyst in acetonitrile. NMR analysis showed that sorbitol was regioselectively acylated at 1- and 6- positions.