Sustainable Polyesteramides and Copolyamides: Insights into the Copolymerization Behavior of Terpene-Based Lactams

Sustainable lactams, which are derived from terpenes, are used for the synthesis of different novel copolymers via ring-opening polymerization. Different conditions are tested and the incorporation of the different monomers into the polymers is elucidated. This gives access to a variety of new polymer structures and their application range is thus remarkably extended.