Abstract
In this study, 5-(2-phthalimidoethanesulfonamido) isophthalic acid (6) as a bioactive diacid monomer derived from taurine was successfully synthesized in three steps. The direct polycondensation reactions of this diacid monomer with several aromatic and aliphatic diisocyanates were carried out under conventional heating. All of the polyamides (PAs) were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1 H NMR) and elemental analyses methods. The thermal stability of the resulting PAs was evaluated with thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) techniques under a nitrogen atmosphere. The dehydrogenase activities of treated soils with obtained compounds were also studied. The results showed that the dehydrogenase activity of treated soils with obtained compounds was 2–3 times higher than control soil, indicating that the abundance and activity of the microbial communities in the treated soils were enhanced by the presence of monomers and obtained polymers. This may show biodegradability of polymers under soil burial in natural environments and non-toxic behavior of compounds for soil microorganisms.
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