Functionalized vegetable oils as precursors for polymers by thiol-ene reaction

A range of vegetable oil derivatives with hydroxyl, amine, isocyanate, isothiocyanate, epoxy and silane terminal groups, useful for making new bio-based polymers, were synthesized from mercaptanized oils and different allyl organic compounds by thiol-ene reaction. All products were low viscosity liquids of light yellow color except amine containing oil, which was a low melting solid. Novel functionalized oils had 3-6 functional groups per mole and were suitable for rigid and flexible polymer products. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.