Synthesis and characterization of monomers and polymers of acrylated phosphonate esters derived from glycerol, D ‐mannitol, D ‐sorbitol, pentaerythritol, and dipentaerythritol

Phosphonic acid ester derivatives of glycerol, D‐mannitol, D‐sorbitol, pentaerythritol, and dipentaerythritol have been synthesized by transacetalation reactions with diethyl 2,2‐diethoxyethylphosphonate. These phosphonated derivatives of polyols and carbohydrates have been esterified to from the corresponding methacrylates. All these compounds have been characterized on the basis of their elemental analysis and spectroscopic (infrared including FT–IR, 1H‐, 13C‐, 31P‐NMR, and mass) methods. Transacetalation reactions with dialkyl 2,2‐dialkoxyethylphosphonate lead to the synthesis of 1,3‐dioxane derivatives in the case of D‐mannitol, pentaerythritol, and dipentaerythritol, whereas a mixture of both 1,3‐dioxane and 1,3‐dioxolane derivatives is obtained with D‐sorbitol and glycerol. The methacrylates of phosphonylated polyol derivatives show the capacity to dissolve and interact with metal salts such as bismuth bromide and uranyl nitrate. Some of the polymers obtained from these monomers have been characterized on the basis of their spectral and thermal (differential scanning calorimetry) properties.