Biobased chiral semi-crystalline or amorphous high-performance polyamides and their scalable stereoselective synthesis

Abstract

Bio‐based compounds often suffer from high production cost and low performance when used to synthesise macromolecules. Here the authors show the conversion of (+)‐3‐ carene, a by‐product of the cellulose industry, into its ε‐lactams and then to polyamides with high‐performance thermal properties.