Synthesis and Structure-antibacterial Activity Relathionships of Various Polymers Containing Plant-based Citronellol

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Citronellol is a type of terpenic alcohol like geraniol, and a component of essential oil extracted from Eucalyptus and Citronella java. Poly epichlorohydrin (CE) was utilized as main backbone of synthesized antibacterial polymers, citronellyl thiolate was substituted by altering the degree of substitution and its functional linkage group thioether was oxidized to sulfoxide and sulfone. The polymer films of CE-CTE#, CE-CSXE69 and CE-CSE69 was prepared and the relationship between antibacterial property and characteristics of polymer films was investigated. Antibacterial property enhanced with increase of amount of antibacterial moiety and it further enhanced with oxidation of thioether group to sulfoxide and sulfone group. This relationship between structures of antibacterial polymers and their property can contribute to design an effective antibacterial polymer.