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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2016
The University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA (US);
Aabid A. Mir, Amherst, MA (US);
Todd Emrick, South Deerfield, MA (US);
Umesh Choudhary, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
Deoxybenzoin compounds including unsaturation are disclosed. The unsaturated deoxybenxoin compounds have the structure (I), (II), or (III) wherein R, R, R, R, R, R, and n are defined herein. Also disclosed are polyesters including repeating units having the structure (IV), (V), or a combination thereof wherein Ar, R, and m are defined herein. The polyesters can be further functionalized, for example by various phosphorous-containing compounds. The polyesters described herein can be useful for the preparation of various articles having reduced flammability.