Polyoxazoline auf fettchemischer Basis

Abstract

A new, economic techniques was developed for the production of 2-alkyl-2-oxazolines with saturated, unsaturated or OH-functionalized alkylrests. In the process the fatty acids are changed into polymerizable monomers. The cationic polymerization of fattyalkyl-2-oxazolines was investigated in unpolar solvents and in bulk. It reacts in a living mechanism. The polymerization is remarkable inert against impurities like water or ethanolamide. A reaction enthalpy of ΔH= 85,9 kJ/mol was found for the bulk polymerization of 2-pentadecyl-2-oxazoline