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1,3-Dioxolan-4-one (DOX) chemistry was explored for production of "one-pot" biobased polyester thermosets. DOX monomer was first functionalized by naturally occurring eugenol to introduce a structural element, which could induce cross-linking reaction through cationic polymerization of the double bond. The feasibility of polymerizing DOX monomers bearing bulky side groups was proven by model phenol-substituted DOX monomer (PhDOX). Once the reaction was shown to be effective, the same protocol was applied to eugenol-substituted monomer (EuDOX). A brief screening of the optimal catalyst concentration was performed, to obtain a highly cross-linked product. The synthesized thermoset showed good thermal resistance and high mechanical strength probably due to the rich aromatic content. The obtained thermoset was further subjected to microwave-assisted hydrothermal degradation test, which demonstrated complete recyclability to water or methanol soluble products. NMR and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-mass spectroscopy analyses of the obtained degradation products unveiled the structure of the thermoset, strongly indicating that the polymerization of eugenol-functionalized DOX monomer resulted in polylactide-like chains connected with aromatic-aliphatic segments resulting from the reaction of the eugenol double bonds. The presence of free hydroxyl and carboxyl groups sheds light on the mechanism behind the observed shape-memory and self-healing properties.

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