Conversion of dicarboxylic acids to monomers and plasticizers
The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a first repeat unit defined by where R includes a first hydrocarbon chain that includes at least one olefinic bond, R 5 includes a second hydrocarbon chain, the second hydrocarbon chain may be saturated, and n may be between 2 and 1,000.
1. A composition comprising:
wherein:
R comprises a hydrocarbon chain having four carbon atoms and an ethyl group.
2. The composition of claim 1 , comprising:
3. The composition of claim 1 , comprising:
4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein R further comprises two carbon-carbon double bonds.
5. The composition of claim 4 , comprising:
6. A composition comprising:
a first repeat unit comprising:
wherein:
R comprises a hydrocarbon chain having four carbon atoms, a methyl group, and two carbon-carbon double bonds, and
n is between 2 and 2,000, inclusively.
7. The composition of claim 6 , wherein the first repeat unit comprises
8. The composition of claim 6 , wherein the first repeat unit comprises
9. The composition of claim 8 , further comprising:
wherein:
m is between 2 and 2,000, inclusively.
10. The composition of claim 9 , comprising:
wherein:
n is between 2 and 2,000, exclusively, and
m is between 2 and 2,000, exclusively.
11. A composition comprising:
a first repeat unit comprising:
wherein:
n is between 2 and 2,000, inclusively.
12. The composition of claim 11 , further comprising:
a second repeat unit comprising:
wherein:
m is between 2 and 2,000, inclusively.
13. The composition of claim 12 , further comprising:
a third repeat unit comprising:
wherein:
z is between 2 and 2,000, inclusively.
14. The composition of claim 13 , comprising:
wherein:
n is between 2 and 2,000, exclusively,
m is between 2 and 2,000, exclusively, and
z is between 2 and 2,000, exclusively.