基于原子转移自由基聚合技术的偶氮苯星形液晶聚合物的合成与表征

利用原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)技术合成了含不同端基取代基的偶氮苯三臂星形侧链液晶聚合物. 均苯三酚与2-溴异丁酰溴通过酯化反应制备三官能团引发剂, 引发偶氮苯单体6-[4-(4-甲氧基苯基偶氮)酚氧基]己基甲基丙烯酸酯(MMAzo)或6-[4-(4-乙氧基苯基偶氮)酚氧基]己基甲基丙烯酸酯(EMAzo)的ATRP反应. 利用核磁共振氢谱(¹H NMR)、凝胶色谱(GPC)、差示扫描量热法(DSC)和偏光显微镜(POM)等手段对星形聚合物进行表征. 星形聚合物的液晶性与相应均聚物相似, 但偶氮苯端基取代基的不同导致星形聚合物的液晶性差别显著. 在紫外/可见光照射下星形聚合物呈现明显的异构化转变.     

一种含乙氧羰基偶氮苯液晶三嵌段共聚物的合成与表征

利用原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP),合成了一种含有乙氧羰基偶氮苯的液晶三嵌段共聚物,并合成了一种同样偶氮生色团的均聚物进行对比.均聚物(PC6ET)由偶氮单体甲基丙烯酸{6-[4-(4-乙氧羰基苯基偶氮)苯氧基]己酯}(C6ET)的ATRP反应制备.嵌段共聚物的合成,先通过聚环氧乙烷(PEO)和过量的2-溴异丁酰溴、三乙胺反应,得到双端大分子引发剂(Br-PEO-Br);再进一步通过C6ET的ATRP反应,得到了三嵌段共聚物(PC6ET-PEO-PC6ET).热分析、偏光显微镜观察和X射线衍射实验证实,合成的均聚物和嵌段共聚物均为近晶型液晶聚合物.三嵌段共聚物的液晶清亮点比均聚物的稍低.     

Y型星形杂臂甲壳型液晶聚合物的合成及其液晶行为研究

通过原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)与ATRP衍生物化学修饰结合的方法,合成了含一条聚苯乙烯(Ps)臂、两条聚[乙烯基对苯二甲酸二(对甲氧基苯酚)酯](PMPCS)臂的Y型星形杂臂甲壳型液晶聚合物Ps(PMPCS)2.采用核磁共振谱(1H NMR)和凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)手段确定了聚合物的基本结构,所得聚合物为接近单分散...     

用ATRP法构筑核壳型梯度极性的多羟基多臂星状超支化聚合物及聚合物刷——三层聚合物刷的合成与表征

设计并通过原子转移自由基聚合方法 (ATRP)合成了核壳型具有梯度极性的多羟基多臂星状聚合物刷 .端羟基超支化聚 (3 乙基 3 羟甲基氧杂环丁烷 )与 2 溴 异丁基酰溴反应制得大分子引发剂 (HP Br) ,以Cu(I)Br和N ,N ,N′ ,N′ ,N″ 五甲基二乙基三胺 (PMDETA)为催化体系 ,进行甲基丙烯酸甲酯 (MMA)的ATRP反应 ,得到以甲基丙烯酸甲酯为臂的多臂星状超支化聚合物 (HP g PMMA) .又以HP g PMMA为引发剂 ,进行甲基丙烯酸羟乙酯 (HEMA)的ATRP聚合 ,得到核壳型具有梯度极性的多羟基多臂星状超支化聚合物 (HP g PMMA b PHEMA) ,继续将其羟基官能团溴代化 (与 2 溴 异丁基酰溴反应 ) ,引发HEMA的ATRP溶液聚合 ,得到了多臂星状超支化聚合物刷 .产物的结构用1 H NMR、FTIR、GPC等进行了表征和测试 .     

三聚磷腈为核的A3B3六杂臂偶氮苯星型聚合物的合成及其热致液晶行为研究

通过聚乙二醇单甲醚钠盐(MPEG-Na)和4-甲氧基-4′-(6-羟基己氧基)偶氮苯钠盐(AZO-Na)与六氯三聚磷腈的分步取代反应,合成了含偶氮苯基团的A3B3六杂臂星型聚合物[NP(MPEG550)(AZO)]3和[NP(MPEG1100)(AZO)]3.采用傅里叶红外光谱(FT-IR)、核磁共振谱(1H-NMR)和凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)手段确证了聚合物的基本结构,所得两种聚合物为接近单分散的多杂臂星型聚合物.采用热分析(DSC)和热台偏光显微镜(POM)研究了两种星型聚合物的热转变行为.结果表明,[NP(MPEG550)(AZO)]3具有可逆的热致液晶转变行为(TS-N=60.5℃;TN-I=104.7℃),为双向性液晶聚合物.而对于[NP(MPEG1100)(AZO)]3,观察不到液晶相转变行为,[NP(MPEG1100)(AZO)]3聚合物中柔性PEG链段含量过高可能导致其偶氮苯链段难局部有序而不能呈现液晶相转变.     

三(2,6-二叔丁基-4-甲基苯氧基)镧配合物催化合成星形聚己内酯

分别以三乙醇胺和四乙醇乙二胺为引发剂,用三(2,6-二叔丁基-4-甲基苯氧基)镧(La(DBMP)3)作催化剂,催化ε-己内酯开环聚合,制备了三臂和四臂星形聚己内酯.通过1HNMR表征了聚合物的星形结构以及分子量.研究表明,每一个催化剂分子可与多个引发剂分子作用,当三乙醇胺与La(DBMP)3的摩尔比值为1.7～6.4时,均可制得纯净的三臂星形聚己内酯.通过调节ε-己内酯与多元醇的摩尔比值,可以改变星形聚己内酯的分子量,实现聚合产物分子量可控.     

用多官能链转移剂通过普通自由基聚合制备两亲性杂臂星形聚合物

以偶氮二异丁腈为引发剂,四(3-巯基丙酸季戊四醇四酯)(PETMP)为链转移剂进行甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)的自由基聚合,得到了含有残余巯基的聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯大分子链转移剂(HS-PMMA).然后,以HS-PMMA作为大分子链转移剂进行甲基丙烯酸叔丁酯(tBMA)的自由基聚合,合成了杂臂星形聚合物.最后,将所得杂臂星形聚合物的PtBMA链段水解得到了两亲性杂臂星形聚合物.     

用ATRP法构筑核壳型梯度极性的多羟基多臂星状超支化聚合物及聚合物刷——双层聚合物刷的合成与表征

设计并通过原子转移自由基聚合方法 (ATRP)合成了核壳型多羟基多臂星状超支化聚合物刷 .以 2 溴异丁基酰溴封端的超支化聚 (3 乙基 3 羟甲基氧杂环丁烷 ) (HP Br)作为大分子引发剂 ,采用Cu(I)Br和N ,N ,N′ ,N′ ,N″ 五甲基二乙基三胺 (PMDETA)催化体系 ,在丁酮与丙醇的混和溶液中 ,通过甲基丙烯酸羟乙酯(HEMA)的ATRP溶液聚合 ,得到了一系列含有大量羟基的多臂星状超支化聚合物刷 (HP g PHEMA) ,并考察了其羟基的活性 ,发现羟基还可以与苯甲酰氯发生反应 .产物的结构和热性能用1 H NMR、FTIR、GPC、TGA、DSC等进行了表征和测试 .     

活性正离子聚合与原子转移自由基聚合转换合成聚β-蒎烯接枝共聚物

通过活性正离子聚合与原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP)转换合成了β-蒎烯与甲基丙烯酸甲酯(MMA)、丙烯酸丁酯(BA)、苯乙烯(St)的新型接枝共聚物.首先以α-氯代乙苯/TiCl4/Ti(OiPr)4/nBu4NCl体系引发β-蒎烯活性正离子聚合,合成预定分子量大小和窄分子量分布的聚β-蒎烯,然后经N-溴代琥珀酰亚胺(NBS)定量溴化,得到溴化聚β-蒎烯大分子引发剂(Br/β-蒎烯链节摩尔比为0.5).然后将该大分子引发剂与溴化亚铜(CuBr)/2,2′-联吡啶(bpy)复合,引发MMA、BA、St进行ATRP接枝聚合.接枝反应显示一级动力学特征,且产物的分子量及分子量分布可控,表明上述ATRP接枝聚合反应具有可控聚合特征.接枝产物的结构经1H-NMR分析得到进一步证实.     

机理转移法合成星形梳状聚丁二烯-g-聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯共聚物的研究

结合活性负离子聚合与原子转移自由基聚合(ATRP),采用机理转移法制备了一系列窄分布且分子量可控的星形梳状聚丁二烯-g-聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯接枝共聚物(SC-(PB-g-PMMA)).首先通过阴离子聚合,制备星形聚丁二烯,后经甲酸-过氧化氢原位环氧化对链中部分双键进行环氧化,再与原位生成2-溴异丁酸发生酯化反应,得到具有链中活性溴的星形大分子引发剂(SPB-Brn).然后,利用该大分子引发剂,采用CuCl/CuCl2/PMDETA催化体系,通过ATRP聚合单体MMA,合成出星形梳状SC-(PB-g-PMMA)聚合物.通过GPC,1H-NMR和FTIR等分析手段对合成的星形大分子引发剂及星形梳状聚合物进结构表征,证实得到目标产物,并同时研究了聚合物的热力学性质与溶液性质.     

Preparation and Characterization of Linear and Miktoarm Star Side-Chain Liquid Crystalline block Copolymers with p-Methoxyazobenzene Moieties via a Combination of ATRP and ROP

One linear and two miktoarm star side-chain liquid crystalline (LC) block copolymers with p-methoxyazobenzene moieties were prepared by a combination of ring-opening polymerization (ROP) and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) techniques. First, ROPs of ε -caprolactone (ε -CL) were carried out catalyzed by Sn(Oct)₂ using three multifunctional initiators, hydroxyethyl 2-bromoisobutyrate (AB type), 3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpropyl 2-bromo-2-methylpropanoate (A₂B type) and 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diyl bis(2-bromo-2-methylpropanoate) (A₂B₂ type), at 110°C in toluene, respectively. Second, the previously obtained poly(ε -caprolactone)s (PCLs) with bromines functionalities were used as the macroinitiators to conduct ATRP of 6-(4-methoxy-4-oxy-azobenzene) hexyl methacrylate (MMAZO) with CuBr/PMDETA as the catalyst systems at 85°C in anisole to prepare the linear and miktoarm side-chain LC block copolymers (PCL-b-PMMAZO, (PCL)₂-(PMMAZO) and (PCL)₂-(PMMAZO)₂). The produced polymers were well-controlled with the controlled molecular weights and the relatively narrow molecular weight distributions (M _w/M _n ≤ 1.35). The structures of the obtained polymers were all characterized by NMR, FT-IR and GPC analysis. Furthermore, the LC properties of the linear and miktoarm star block copolymers were also investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermal polarized optical microscopy (POM).     

Miktoarm star copolymers of poly(ϵ‐caprolactone) from a novel heterofunctional initiator

A novel heterofunctional initiator, synthesized from pentaerythritol in a three step reaction sequence with two ring opening polymerization (ROP) and two atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) initiating sites, was used to prepare A₂B₂ miktoarm star copolymers of poly(ε‐caprolactone), PεCL, with polystyrene, PS, poly(methyl methacrylate), PMMA, poly(dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate), PDMAEMA, and poly(2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate), PHEMA. A₂B miktoarm stars, A being PεCL or poly(δ‐valerolactone), PδVL and B PS were also prepared from ω,ω‐dihydroxy‐PS, synthesized from ω‐Br‐PS and serinol, by ROP of εCL or δVL. All polymers were characterized by size exclusion chromatography, ¹H NMR spectroscopy, and membrane osmometry. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 5164–5181, 2007     

Novel ABC2-type liquid-crystalline block copolymers with azobenzene moieties prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization

A series of novel ABC₂-type liquid-crystalline block copolymers with azobenzene moieties in the side chains were prepared by combination of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and the chemical modification reaction. First, the bromine-terminated diblock copolymer poly(ethylene oxide) monomethyl ether-block-polystyrene (MPEO-PS-Br) was prepared by ATRP of styrene initiated with macroinitiator MPEO-Br, which was obtained from the esterification of MPEO and 2-bromoisobutyryl bromide. Then, the bromo end groups of the resulting MPEO-PS-Br were derivatized into twice as many bromoisobutyrates by the chain end modification reaction to obtain ω,ω′-bis(bromo)-PS-MPEO (MPEO-PS-Br₂). The azobenzene-containing blocks of poly[6-(4-methoxy-azobenzene-4′-oxy) hexyl methacrylate] (PMMAZO) with different molecular weights were introduced into the derivative diblock copolymer by a second ATRP to synthesize the novel ABC₂-type liquid-crystalline block copolymers poly(ethylene oxide) monomethyl ether-block-polystyrene-block-{poly[6-(4-methoxy-azobenzene-4′-oxy) hexyl methacrylate]}₂ [MPEO-PS-(PMMAZO)₂].     

An efficient synthetic route to well‐defined theta‐shaped copolymers

A series of well‐defined θ‐shaped copolymers composed of polystyrene (PS) and poly(ε‐caprolactone) (PCL) with controlled molecular weight and narrow molecular weight distribution have been successfully synthesized without any purification procedure by the combination of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), ring‐opening polymerization (ROP), and the “click” chemistry. The synthetic process involves two steps: (1) synthesis of AB₂ miktoarm star copolymers, which contain one PCL chain terminated with two acetylene groups and two PS chains with two azido groups at their one end, (α,α′‐diacetylene‐PCL) (ω‐azido‐PS)₂, by ROP, ATRP, and the terminal group transformation; (2) intramolecular cyclization of AB₂ miktoarm star copolymers to produce well‐defined pure θ‐shaped copolymers using “click” chemistry under high dilution. The ¹H NMR, FTIR, and gel permeation chromatography techniques were applied to characterize the chemical structures of the resultant intermediates and the target polymers. Their thermal behavior was investigated by DSC. The mobility decrease of PCL chain across PS ring in the theta‐shaped copolymers restricts the crystallization ability of PCL segment. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 2620–2630, 2009     

Arm-first method as a simple and general method for synthesis of miktoarm star copolymers

Miktoarm star copolymers containing two or more arm species were synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization using a simple and general "arm-first" method, that is, one-pot cross-linking a mixture of different linear macroinitiator (MI) species by a divinyl cross-linker, such as divinylbenzene. Using linear MIs with a high degree of bromine chain-end functionality, including polyacrylate, polystyrene, polymethacrylate and poly(ethylene oxide), resulted in high-yield star polymers (>90%). Characterized by liquid adsorption chromatography techniques, which separated star polymers on the basis of the chemical composition of arms, the obtained star product was proved to be miktoarm star copolymers containing two or more arm species in one molecule, instead of mixture of different homoarm star polymers. Within our investigation, the molar ratios of the arms in the miktoarm star copolymers were always in agreement with the composition of the initial MI mixture, indicating the powerful capacity of this arm-first method for synthesis of miktoarm star copolymers with potentially any molar ratios and species of the arms. By using a mixture containing five types of linear MIs with different chemical compositions, miktoarm star copolymers containing five kinds of arms were synthesized for the first time, which significantly expanded the methodologies for synthesis of miktoarm star copolymers by living polymerization techniques.     

Synthesis and pyrolysis of ABC type miktoarm star copolymers with polystyrene,poly(lactic acid) and poly(ethylene glycol) arms

An ABC type miktoarm star copolymer possessing polystyrene (PS), poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) arms was synthesized by combining Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) and Ring Opening Polymerization (ROP) with two click chemistries, namely thiol–ene and copper catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC). For this purpose, a core 1-(allyloxy)-3-azidopropan-2-ol with allyl and azide functionalities was synthesized in two steps. Then, clickable polymers, polystyrene with thiol functionality (PS–SH) and poly(ethylene glycol) with alkyne functionality (PEG–acetylene) were independently prepared. As the first step of the grafting onto process, PS–SH was thiol–ene clicked onto the core to yield PS–N₃–OH. The second arm was then incorporated onto the core by the Ring Opening Polymerization (ROP) of l-(?)-Lactide (LA) using as PS–N₃–OH initiator and tin(II) 2-ethylhexanoate as catalyst. Finally, alkyne–PEG–acetylene was bonded to the resulting PLA–PS–N₃ using CuAAC click reaction. All intermediates, related polymers at different stages and final PS–PLA–PEG miktoarm star copolymer were characterized by ¹H NMR, FT-IR, SEC and DP-MS analyses. Direct pyrolysis mass spectrometry, (DP-MS) analyses of PS–PLA–PEG and all intermediate polymers indicated that the decomposition of PS and PEG chains occurred almost independently, following the degradation mechanisms of the corresponding homopolymers. On the other hand, during the pyrolysis of PS–PLA–PEG, elimination of H₂O during the decomposition of PEG chains at the early stages of pyrolysis caused hydrolysis of PLA chains and increased the yields of CO₂, CO and units involving unsaturation and/or crosslinked structure.     

Synthesis of novel three‐arm star azo side‐chain liquid crystalline polymer via ATRP and photoinduced surface relief gratings

A three‐arm star azo side‐chain liquid crystalline (LC) homopolymer, poly[6‐(4‐methoxy‐4‐oxy‐azobenzene) hexyl methacrylate] (PMMAZO), was synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) method. The polymerization of 6‐(4‐methoxy‐4‐oxy‐azobenzene) hexyl methacrylate proceeded in a controlled/“living” way. A series of three‐arm star LC block copolymers (PMMAZO‐b‐PMMA) were also synthesized. The polymers were characterized by ¹H NMR, gel permeation chromatograph, and UV–vis spectra, respectively. The both polymers of PMMAZO and copolymers of PMMAZO‐b‐PMMA exhibited a smetic phase and a nematic phase. As concern to the PMMAZO, the glass‐transition temperature (T_g) and phase‐transition temperature from the smetic to nematic phase and from the nematic to isotropic phase increased with the increase of molecular weight (M_n(GPC)) of PMMAZO. The phase transition temperature of the block copolymers, PMMAZO‐b‐PMMA, with the same PMMA block was similar to that of PMMAZO. However, the T_g of the PMMAZO‐b‐PMMA decreased at low azo content and then increased with the increasing M_n(GPC) when azo content was above 61.3%. With illumination of linearly polarized Kr⁺ laser beam at modest intensities (35 mW/cm²), significant surface relief gratings formed on PMMAZO films with different molecular weights were observed. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 777–789, 2008     

Synthesis and characterization of well‐defined polystyrene and poly(ε‐caprolactone) hetero eight‐shaped copolymers

Well‐defined hetero eight‐shaped copolymers composed of polystyrene (PS) and poly(ε‐caprolactone) (PCL) with controlled molecular weight and narrow molecular weight distribution were successfully synthesized by the combination of ring‐opening polymerization, ATRP, and “click” reaction. The synthetic procedure involves three steps: (1) preparation of a tetrafunctional PS and PCL star copolymer with two PS and two PCL arms using the tetrafunctional initiator bearing two hydroxyl groups and two bromo groups; (2) synthesis of tetrafunctional star copolymer, (α‐acetylene‐PCL)₂(ω‐azido‐PS)₂, by the transition of terminal hydroxyl and bromo groups to acetylene and azido groups through the reaction with 4‐propargyloxybutanedioyl chloride and NaN₃ respectively; (3) intramolecular cyclization reaction to produce the hetero eight‐shaped copolymers using “click” chemistry under high dilution. The ¹H NMR, FTIR, and gel permeation chromatography techniques were applied to characterize the chemical structures of the resulted intermediates and the target polymers. Their thermal behavior was investigated by DSC, and their crystallization behaviors of PCL were studied by polarized optical microscopy. The decrease in chain mobility of the eight‐shaped copolymers restricts the crystallization of PCL and the crystallization rate of PCL is slower in comparison with their corresponding star precursors. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 6496–6508, 2008     

Synthesis of miktoarm star and miktoarm star block copolymers via a combination of atom transfer radical polymerization and stable free‐radical polymerization

A trifunctional initiator, 2‐phenyl‐2‐[(2,2,6,6‐tetramethyl)‐1‐piperidinyloxy] ethyl 2,2‐bis[methyl(2‐bromopropionato)] propionate, was synthesized and used for the synthesis of miktoarm star AB₂ and miktoarm star block AB₂C₂ copolymers via a combination of stable free‐radical polymerization (SFRP) and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) in a two‐step or three‐step reaction sequence, respectively. In the first step, a polystyrene (PSt) macroinitiator with dual ω‐bromo functionality was obtained by SFRP of styrene (St) in bulk at 125 °C. Next, this PSt precursor was used as a macroinitiator for ATRP of tert‐butyl acrylate (tBA) in the presence of Cu(I)Br and pentamethyldiethylenetriamine at 80 °C, affording miktoarm star (PSt)(PtBA)₂ [where PtBA is poly(tert‐butyl acrylate)]. In the third step, the obtained St(tBA)₂ macroinitiator with two terminal bromine groups was further polymerized with methyl methacrylate by ATRP, and this resulted in (PSt)(PtBA)₂(PMMA)₂‐type miktoarm star block copolymer [where PMMA is poly(methyl methacrylate)] with a controlled molecular weight and a moderate polydispersity (weight‐average molecular weight/number‐average molecular weight < 1.38). All polymers were characterized by gel permeation chromatography and ¹H NMR. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 41: 2542–2548, 2003     

Synthesis and characterization of side‐chain liquid crystalline ABC triblock copolymers with p‐methoxyazobenzene moieties by atom transfer radical polymerization

A series of novel side‐chain liquid crystalline ABC triblock copolymers composed of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), polystyrene (PS), and poly[6‐(4‐methoxy‐4′‐oxy‐azobenzene) hexyl methacrylate] (PMMAZO) were synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) using CuBr/1,1,4,7,7‐pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (PMDETA) as a catalyst system. First, the bromine‐terminated diblock copolymer poly(ethylene oxide)‐block‐polystyrene (PEO‐PS‐Br) was prepared by the ATRP of styrene initiated with the macro‐initiator PEO‐Br, which was obtained from the esterification of PEO and 2‐bromo‐2‐methylpropionyl bromide. An azobenzene‐containing block of PMMAZO with different molecular weights was then introduced into the diblock copolymer by a second ATRP to synthesize the novel side‐chain liquid crystalline ABC triblock copolymer poly(ethylene oxide)‐block‐polystyrene‐block‐poly[6‐(4‐methoxy‐4′‐oxy‐azobenzene) hexyl methacrylate] (PEO‐PS‐PMMAZO). These block copolymers were characterized using proton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H NMR) and gel permeation chromatograph (GPC). Their thermotropic phase behaviors were investigated using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and polarized optical microscope (POM). These triblock copolymers exhibited a smectic phase and a nematic phase over a relatively wide temperature range. At the same time, the photoresponsive properties of these triblock copolymers in chloroform solution were preliminarily studied. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 4442–4450, 2008