4-Bromophthalic Anhydride-based Polyesters as a Versatile Modified Platform

Ming-Xin Niu; Chen-Yang Hu; Xuan Pang; Xue-Si Chen

doi:10.1007/s10118-025-3280-3

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4-Bromophthalic Anhydride-based Polyesters as a Versatile Modified Platform

RESEARCH ARTICLE | Updated：2025-07-14

- 4-Bromophthalic Anhydride-based Polyesters as a Versatile Modified Platform
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 43, Issue 6, Pages: 958-963(2025)
- Affiliations：
  
  a.School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  b.Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
- Author bio：
  
  xpang@ciac.ac.cn (X.P.)
  xschen@ciac.ac.cn (X.S.C.)
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1007/s10118-025-3280-3
  CLC：
- Received：30 October 2024，
  
  Revised：01 December 2024，
  
  Accepted：01 December 2024，
  
  Published Online：24 February 2025，
  
  Published：20 May 2025
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Niu, M. X.; Hu, C. Y.; Pang, X.; Chen, X. S. 4-Bromophthalic anhydride-based polyesters as a versatile modified platform. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2025, 43, 958–963

Ming-Xin Niu, Chen-Yang Hu, Xuan Pang, et al. 4-Bromophthalic Anhydride-based Polyesters as a Versatile Modified Platform[J]. Chinese journal of polymer science, 2025, 43(6): 958-963.
Niu, M. X.; Hu, C. Y.; Pang, X.; Chen, X. S. 4-Bromophthalic anhydride-based polyesters as a versatile modified platform. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2025, 43, 958–963 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-025-3280-3.

Ming-Xin Niu, Chen-Yang Hu, Xuan Pang, et al. 4-Bromophthalic Anhydride-based Polyesters as a Versatile Modified Platform[J]. Chinese journal of polymer science, 2025, 43(6): 958-963. DOI： 10.1007/s10118-025-3280-3.

摘要

We develop a platform for the versatile modified of polyesters. The synthesis of polyesters was achieved through the copolymerization of brominated cyclic anhydrides with epoxides

and the modified reaction conditions were explored for various functional groups. This demonstrates the significant application potential of the polyester functionalization platform.

Abstract

Chemical modification of polymers represents a pivotal method for achieving functionalized polymer materials. However

due to the lack of post-functional handle

the chemical modification of polyester materials remains a significant challenge. Ring-opening copolymerization of cyclic anhydride and epoxides is a powerful approach to synthesize polyesters. In this work

we for the first time demonstrate the functionalizability of polyesters synthesized with brominated anhydride monomers. The post-functionalization is amenable to a wide variety of reactive groups and reactions with high yields. With multiple well-established functionalization pathways of brominated polyester materials and optimized the conditions for the modification reactions

a series of functionalized polyester materials can be obtained with high yields

providing new insights for the research about functionalization of polymers.

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