Synthesis and characterization of novel polyurethanes based on N,N′-1,2-ethanediylbis-(4-hydroxy-pentanamide) and 4-hydroxy-N-(2- hydroxyethyl)-pentanamide

As diols, N,N′-1,2-ethanediylbis-(4-hydroxy-pentanamide) (1) and 4-hydroxy-N-(2- hydroxyethyl)-pentanamide (2)) are versatile precursors for the manufacture of bio-polymers. Polymer design, by exploiting the variation in structure of both diol and di-isocyanate monomers, such as backbone structure and presence of functional groups, appears to be a promising biopolymer engineering pathway to synthesize polyurethanes. Both diols (1) and (2) were then polymerized by reaction with aliphatic and aromatic di-isocyanates at 140 °C in (N,Ndimethylacetamide (DMA) solvents using triethylamine (TEA) catalysts, to obtain novel polyurethanes. The products were characterized by FTIR, ¹H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR, and Elemental Analysis. This working has created a new chance to synthesis bio-polyurethanes based on levulinic acid, as one of biomass compounds.