Poly(thioester)s

Syntheses and properties of aliphatic and aromatic polythioesters (PTEs) were reviewed including polythiocarbonates and polythiourethanes. The content is subdivided into the following sections: PTEs of aliphatic alpha-mercapto carboxylic acid, PTEs of W-mercapto carboxylic acids, PTEs derived from alpha,omega-dimercapto alkanes, aromatic poly(thioester)s, aliphatic poly(thiocarbonate)s, aliphatic poly(thiourethane)s and aromatic polythiocarbonates. The synthetic strategies reviewed in this article include anionic and cationic ring-opening polymerizations, polycondensations in bulk, polycondensations in solutions, interfacial polycondensations and in vitro enzymatic polycondensations.