A new method was developed to prepare polymers with a saccharide in th
e main chain without blocking and deblocking procedures. The microbial
oxidation product of isomaltulose, 3'-keto-isomaltulose, was converte
d to a diamine by reductive amination. The resulting diamine was emplo
yed as a difunctional monomer for direct polyaddition with diisocyanat
es. The polyureas formed were characterized by IR C-13 NMR light scatt
ering, and viscosity measurements.