Production of polysuccinimide and polyaspartate in thioether solvents

摘要

A method for the preparation of a desired molecular weight polysuccinimide by the catalytic polymerization of aspartic acid in the presence of a thioether solvent. Polysuccinimide of relatively high weight average molecular weight and high purity can be produced in relatively high yields while employing a relatively low catalyst loading and relatively low temperatures.