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Dibutyl itaconate, a bio-sourced monomer, is melt-condensed with various aliphatic diols to generate unsaturated polyesters carrying exo -chain double bonds; these exo -chain double bonds readily undergo Micheal addition with a variety of organic thiols and amines, including some derviatized amino acids, like cysteine and proline.
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