A NEW OPTICALLY ACTIVE POLYURETHANE DERIVED FROM CHIRAL(2R, 3R)(+)-DIETHYL L-TARTRATE AND DIISOCYANATE

Optically active polyurethane was synthesized by the polyaddition of (2R, 3R)-(+)-diethyl L-tartrate (DET), 4,4’-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) with variousmolecular weights at 60℃in DMSO. The polymers were characterized by specific rotation, DSC and ~1HNMR spectra.