Research

The following resources will be helpful in understanding the implications of carbohydrate chemistry and renewable chemicals.

• Kiely, D. E.; Lin, Tsu-Hsing. Polyhydroxypolyamides and Process for Making Same. U.S. Patent 4,833,230, May 23, 1989.
• Kiely, Donald E.; Chen, Liang.; Lin, Tsu-Hsing. Hydroxylated Nylons Based on Unprotected Esterified D-Glucaric Acid by Simple Condensation Reactions. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 571-578.
• Kiely, Donald. E. Carbohydrate Acid Amide Plant Fertilizers. U.S. Patent 5,478,374, Dec. 26, 1995.
• Kiely, Donald. E.; Chen, Liang; Morton, David W. Polyaldaramide Polymers Useful for Films and Adhesives. U.S. Patent 5,434,233, July 18, 1995.
• Chen, Liang.; Kiely, Donald E. Synthesis of Stereoregular Head,Tail Hydroxylated Nylons Derived from D-Glucose. J. Org. Chem. 1996, 61, 5847-5851.
• Styron, Susan D.; Kiely, Donald E.; Ponder, Glenn. Alternating Stereoregular Head, Tail-Tail,Head-Poly(alkylene D-glucaramides) Derived from a Homologous Series of Symmetrical Diamido-Di-D-Glucaric Acid Monomers. J. Carbohydr. Chem. 2003, 22, 123-142.
• Kiely, Donald. E.; Kramer, Kylie. High Molecular Weight Stereoregular Head-Tail Poly(Glucaramides). U.S. Patent 7,314,906, January 1, 2008.
• Kiely, Donald E.; Chen, Liang.; Lin, Tsu-Hsing. Synthetic Polyhydroxypolyamides from Galactaric, Xylaric, D-Glucaric and D-Mannaric Acids and Alkylenediamine Monomers-Some Comparisons. J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Chem. Ed. 2000, 38, 594-603.
• Morton, David W.; Kiely, Donald E. Synthesis of Poly(azaalkylene aldaramides) and Poly(oxaalkylene aldaramides) Derived from D-Glucaric and D-Galactaric Acids. J. Polym. Sci., Polym. Chem. Ed. 2000, 38, 604-613.
• Kiely, Donald. E.; Kramer, Kylie; Zhang, Jinsong. Method for Preparing High Molecular Weight Random Polyhydroxypolyamides. U.S. Patent 6,894,135, May 17, 2005.
• Jahns, Thomas; Kiely, Donald. E. Abiotic Hydrolysis of Some Poly-D-glucaramides and Subsequent Microbial Utilization/Degradation. J. Polym. Environ. 2006, 14, 165-169.
• Kiely, Donald. E.; Viswanathan, Arvind; Jarman, Bevan P.; Manley-Harris, Merilyn. Synethsis of Poly(galactaramides) from Alkylene- and Substituted Alkylenediammonium Galactarates. J. Carbohydr. Chem. 2009, 28, 348-368.