Biobased long-chain aliphatic polyesters of 1,12-dodecanedioic acid with a variety of diols: Odd-even effect and mechanical properties

A series of biobased long-chain aliphatic polyesters with high molecular weight were synthesized by a two-step process of esterification and polycondensation from 1,12-dodecanedioic acid and diols with nine different carbon chain lengths from C2 to C10. The influences of the chain length of diols and its even-odd effect on the chemical structure, basic thermal properties and thermal stability, crystalline structure and morphology, as well as...