Gómez-de-Miranda-Jiménez-de-Aberasturi, OlgaCenteno-Pedrazo, AnderPrieto Fernández, SorayaRodriguez Alonso, RaquelMedel, SandraMaría Cuevas, JoseMonsegue, Luciano G.De Wildeman, StefaanBenedetti, ElenaKlein, DanielaHenneken, HartmutOchoa-Gómez, José R.2021Gómez-de-Miranda-Jiménez-de-Aberasturi , O , Centeno-Pedrazo , A , Prieto Fernández , S , Rodriguez Alonso , R , Medel , S , María Cuevas , J , Monsegue , L G , De Wildeman , S , Benedetti , E , Klein , D , Henneken , H & Ochoa-Gómez , J R 2021 , ' The future of isosorbide as a fundamental constituent for polycarbonates and polyurethanes ' , Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews , vol. 14 , no. 3 , pp. 533-543 . https://doi.org/10.1080/17518253.2021.19652231751-8253researchoutputwizard: 11556/1187Publisher Copyright: © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.Isosorbide is a biobased compound which could become in the near future an advantageous competitor of petroleum-derived components in the synthesis of polymers of different nature. When the reactivity of isosorbide is not enough, it can be successfully transformed into secondary building blocks, such as isosorbide bis(methyl carbonate), which provides extra functionalities for polymerization reactions with diols or diamines. The present review summarizes the possibilities for isosorbide as a green raw material to be used in the synthesis of polycarbonates and polyurethanes to obtain products of similar or enhanced properties to the commercial equivalents.111386975enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessThe future of isosorbide as a fundamental constituent for polycarbonates and polyurethanesjournal article10.1080/17518253.2021.1965223IsosorbideDimethyl carbonateDiphenyl carbonateBisphenol-ADiisocyanateIsosorbideDimethyl carbonateDiphenyl carbonateBisphenol-ADiisocyanateGeneral ChemistryEnvironmental ChemistryProject IDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/790440/EU/Validation of an industrial process to manufacture isosorbide bis(methyl carbonate) at pilot level/VIPRISCARinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/790440/EU/Validation of an industrial process to manufacture isosorbide bis(methyl carbonate) at pilot level/VIPRISCARFunding InfoThis paper is a part of the research carried out within the VIPRISCAR project which has received funding from the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (JU) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 790440. The JU receives support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and the Bio-Based Industries Consortium.This paper is a part of the research carried out within the VIPRISCAR project which has received funding from the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (JU) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 790440. The JU receives support from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and the Bio-Based Industries Consortium.http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85113425008&partnerID=8YFLogxK