%0 Journal Article
%T Synthesis and Properties of Polyurethane Elastomers Containing Sucrose as a Cross-Linker
%A Kazunori Kizuka
%A Shin-Ichi Inoue
%J Open Journal of Organic Polymer Materials
%P 103-112
%@ 2164-5752
%D 2015
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojopm.2015.54011
%X Polyaddition using isocyanate and polyol forms polyurethane elastomer (PUE). However, this method
has rarely been applied to the construction of PUEs containing sucrose. Hence, the introduction
of sucrose (disaccharide) as a cross-linker via polyaddition remains a challenging subject in
polymer chemistry. Here, we report the synthesis of PUEs using an aromatic isocyanate (4,4กฏ-diphenylmethane
diisocyanate), polyols including a polyether polyol (polytetramethylene glycol)
and two polyester polyols (polycaprolactone and polycarbonate diols), and sucrose as a crosslinker
by a one-shot method. The PUEs containing sucrose were successfully produced. The use of
sucrose was essential to obtain the desired PUEs containing sucrose units in the main chain.
%K Polyaddition Reaction
%K Polyurethane Elastomer
%K Sucrose
%K Cross-Linker
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=60810