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Cover Feature: Exploring Acrylic Acid as an Oxirane Nucleophile: Direct Access to Poly(β‐Hydroxy Acrylates) (ChemSusChem 18/2025)

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The Cover Feature shows ring-opening acrylation with acrylic acid, which enables a scalable, high-yield route to β-hydroxy acrylates via direct reaction with oxiranes (epoxides). This simple, atom-economic process yields monomers for transparent, thermally stable polymers with tunable mechanical properties, ranging from soft and stretchable to stiff and strong. The work highlights the potential of acrylic acid in next-generation sustainable materials. More information can be found in the Research Article by P. Olsen and co-workers (DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202500575).

Source: ChemSusChem

DOI: 10.1002/cssc.70133

Authors: Céline Montanari, Lukas Marcos Celada, Wenhao Zhang, Peter Olsén

Institutions: Linköping University, Wallenberg Wood Science Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Language: English

Topic: biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

Subfield: Biomaterials

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4414426747

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