Synthesis of new aliphatic poly(ester-carbonate)s bearing amino groups based on photolabile protecting group and evaluation of antibacterial property

Amino-functionalized six-membered cyclic carbonate 5-((2-nitrobenzyl) amino)-1,3-dioxan-2-one (NBAC) was synthesized with 2-nitrobenzyl group as photolabile protecting group. The following copolymerization was carried out by using l -lactide as comonomer and Sn (Oct) 2 as catalyst. The amino-functionalized polymer P(LA- co -AC) was obtained by ultraviolet irradiation of P(LA- co -NBAC) to remove the protecting group. The structures of products were confirmed by 1 H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and 13 C NMR analysis. The pendant amino groups not only resulted in an enhancement of the hydrophilicity, but also played a role of antibacterial effect due to the positive charge imparted to the material.