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The enzymatic polymerization of phenol was investigated by using water-soluble polymers (WSPs) as template in an aqueous medium. The addition of PEG, one of WSPs, produced a miscible complex of polyphenol and PEG as precipitates in high yields. CD measurement verified the formation of a phenol–PEG complex by hydrogen bonding interaction. The presence of PEG in an aqueous medium greatly improved the regioselectivity of the polymerization, yielding a polyphenol with the phenylene unit content higher than 90%. The amount of PEG strongly affected the polyphenol yield. The unit molar ratio of polyphenol and PEG was ca. 1:1. The FT IR, DSC, and XRD analyses exhibited the formation of the miscible complex of polyphenol and PEG by hydrogen bonding interaction.
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Kim, YJ., Uyama, H. & Kobayashi, S. Enzymatic Template Polymerization of Phenol in the Presence of Water-soluble Polymers in an Aqueous Medium. Polym J 36, 992–998 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1295/polymj.36.992
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