AB_2型星形杂臂偶氮液晶聚合物的合成及表征

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,合成了一系列AB2型星形杂臂偶氮液晶聚合物.其中,A为聚苯乙烯,B为聚6-[4-(4′-甲氧基苯基)偶氮苯氧基己酯](PMMAZO).合成分三步进行.首先,以ATRP方法得到ω-溴聚苯乙烯活性链PS(Br).然后对PS(Br)进行化学改性,得到带两个末端溴原子的聚苯乙烯活性链PS(Br)2·最后,以PS(Br)2作为双官能团大分子引发剂,引发6-[4-(4′-甲氧基苯基)偶氮苯氧基]己酯(MMAZO)发生ATRP聚合,得到星形杂臂PS(PMMAZO)2聚合物.进一步对聚合产物进行了GPC和1H-NMR分析.结果表明合成产物是预期的星形杂臂聚合物,产物分子量可控且分子量分布狭窄.同时,以DSC和POM表征了星形杂臂聚合物的液晶性.     

活性负离子聚合法制备POSS基七臂星形聚合物及其表征

首先利用高真空活性负离子聚合方法制备聚异戊二烯锂(PI-Li)和(聚苯乙烯-b-聚异戊二烯)锂(PS-PI-Li)活性链,再与单羟基七乙烯基多面体齐聚倍半硅氧烷(VPOSS-OH)发生加成反应,一步法制备2种含羟基的七臂星形聚合物.用分级沉淀法去除低加成产物,即可得到纯的七臂星形聚合物7PI-POSS-OH和7(PS-PI)-POSS-OH,利用凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)、核磁共振波谱(1H-,13C-NMR)、红外光谱(FTIR)和基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF MS)表征了聚合物的化学结构、分子量及分子量分布,并通过热失重分析(TGA)测试了聚合物的热分解温度.     

活性负离子聚合制备八臂星形嵌段共聚物及其氢化反应研究

首先使用活性负离子聚合法合成(聚苯乙烯-b-聚异戊二烯)锂(PS-PI-Li)活性链,再利用其与八乙烯基多面体低聚倍半硅氧烷(OVPOSS)发生偶联反应,通过分级沉淀去除少量低偶联产物,即可得到纯的八臂星形嵌段共聚物(PS-PI)_8POSS;最后,采用对甲苯磺酰肼(TSH)对(PS-PI)_8POSS中的PI链段进行氢化加成反应,制得另一种含有饱和烃链段的新型八臂星形嵌段共聚物(PS-HPI)_8POSS,并初步探究TSH投料量和反应时间对氢化加成反应的影响.采用凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)、核磁共振氢谱(~1H-NMR)和傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)详细表征了聚合物的化学结构、分子量和分子量分布,并利用热失重分析(TGA)测试了(PS-PI)_8POSS在氢化加成反应前后的热稳定性.     

HBPS-PEO多臂星形聚合物电解质的合成及离子导电性的研究

通过叠氮化超支化聚苯乙烯(HBPS-N3)与端炔基聚乙二醇单甲醚(ay-PEO)的点击反应,合成了以超支化聚苯乙烯(HBPS)为核、不同分子量的聚氧化乙烯(PEO)为臂的多臂星形聚合物(HBPS-PEO),并利用ATR-FTIR,1H-NMR,GPC对合成的星形聚合物的结构进行了表征.将该种星形聚合物与双三氟甲基磺酰亚胺锂(LiTFSI)进行复合,制备了星形聚合物为基体的聚合物电解质,通过交流阻抗技术和DSC对该聚合物电解质的离子导电性能及热性能进行了研究.结果表明,星形结构可以在一定程度上抑制结晶的形成,这种新型的星形聚合物电解质的室温电导率明显高于相应的线形聚合物电解质,当n(EO)/n(Li)=40,PEO臂的分子量为1000时,该星形聚合物电解质的离子电导率最高,30℃时为6.7×10-5Scm-1,40℃时可以达到1.2×10-4Scm-1;TGA结果表明,制备的星形聚合物的初始分解温度(Tonset)都高于360℃,具有良好的热稳定性.     

星形支化聚苯乙烯模型化合物的合成及表征

本文用阴离子聚合方法,首先合成了线形‘活’的聚苯乙烯大分子阴离子,然后用二乙烯基苯为偶联成核剂,制备了十三个4-80臂较窄分子量分布的等臂长规则星形支化聚苯乙烯的模型化合物,并用GPC—粘度计联用装置对之进行了表征。     

温敏星形树枝化聚合物的制备及表征

通过两步可逆-加成断裂链转移(RAFT)聚合反应制备了双嵌段树枝化共聚物PPDSn-b-PG1m,以此嵌段共聚物为臂,进一步以1,2-乙二硫醇为交联剂通过二硫键与巯基的交换反应实现核交联,采用"先臂后核"法设计制备了系列以烷氧醚树枝化聚合物为臂的温敏星形树枝化聚合物PPDSn-b-PG1m-SS.采用1H-NMR、GPC对目标星形树枝化聚合物的结构和分子量进行了分析表征;利用变温UV-Vis光谱和原子力显微镜等分别考察了目标星形树枝化聚合物水溶液的温敏行为及其分子形貌特征.结果表明,该类星形树枝化聚合物具有与母体树枝化聚合物类似的优异温敏行为(相转变温度~36?C),其单分子尺寸较大,且随着臂长的不同在底物上分别呈现出明显的星状或球状形貌.     

星形聚合物结构的统计分析——不等反应活性和取代效应

本文用全概率公式和概率分布母函数的性质,推导了考虑不等反应活性和取代效应的星形聚合物的分子量分布、平均聚合度、支化度分布和平均支化度等分子结构参数。以三种三官能度偶联剂与活性预聚体的偶联反应作为特例,讨论了不等反应活性和取代效应对星形聚合物分子量分布和分散度的影响,结果指出,当偶联反应不完全时,上述两类效应对星形分子的平均性质有明显影响;当偶联反应接近完全时(反应程度高于90％),不等反应活性和取代效应的影响几乎可以忽略。     

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.     

负离子聚合制备环氧化八臂星形聚异戊二烯及其表征

利用仲丁基锂引发异戊二烯进行高真空负离子聚合制备聚异戊二烯基锂活性链(PI-Li),再与八乙烯基多面体齐聚倍半硅氧烷(OVPOSS)在环己烷中发生加成反应,一步法制得八臂星形聚合物.利用分级沉淀去除稍过量的的线型聚异戊二烯以及低加成产物,即可得到纯的八臂星形聚异戊二烯(8PI-POSS).最后,通过甲酸/过氧化氢对8PI-POSS中的聚异戊二烯链进行部分氧化反应,获得环氧化八臂星形聚异戊二烯(8EPI-POSS).利用核磁共振波谱(~1H-,~(13)C-NMR)、凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)和基质辅助激光解吸电离飞行时间质谱(MALDI-TOF MS)对聚合物的化学结构、分子量及分子量分布进行表征.实验结果表明,通过调节单体与引发剂的摩尔比,成功合成了不同聚合度的8PI-POSS和8EPI-POSS;并且通过改变氧化反应的温度和时间以及氧化试剂的用量,可以简易改变8EPI-POSS的环氧度.最后,通过热失重分析(TGA)测试了几种聚合物的热分解温度,结果显示,PI均聚物在200oC左右开始分解,而由于POSS的引入,8PI-POSS和8EPI-POSS在340oC左右才开始分解,并且与PI均聚物相比,在800oC还有大概3%的残留组分.     

一组线型聚苯乙烯和星形支化聚苯乙烯的凝胶色谱与热场流分级方法的比较

本文应用热场流分级方法,在两种不同的场强下(△T=30℃、△T=50℃),测试了一系列窄分布聚苯乙烯标样和星形支化聚苯乙烯的淋出体积V_r和分子量M的依赖关系。星形支化物的臂数不同,但臂的分子量相同,上述样品进行了GPC测试,实验表明,由TFFF得到的支化的与线型聚苯乙烯在V_r～M关系上的差别大于GPC的结果,表明链结构对扩散系数的影响大于对分子体积的影响。     

Preparation and characterization of star ABC triblock copolymer of ethylene oxide,styrene and methyl methacrylate

A universally significant method,which combines the anionic polymerization with photoinduced charge transfer polymerization,for preparation of soluble star ABC triblock copolymer of ethylene oxide,styrene and methyl methacrylate,was described.The poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) block was formed by initiation of phenoxy an-ions using p-aminophenol protected by Schiff's base as the parent compound Then the charge transfer system composed of PEO chains with deprotected-amino end groups and benzophenone initiated the polymerization of styrene and methyl metnacrylate sequentially under UV irradiation.The formed star triblock copolymer of styrene,ethylene oxide and methyl methacrylate could be purified by thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and characterized by IR,1H NMR,GPC (gel permeation chromatogrphy) and PGC (pyrolysis gas chromatography).     

Novel synthesis of biodegradable star poly(ethylene glycol)‐block‐poly(lactide) copolymers

Biodegradable star‐shaped poly(ethylene glycol)‐block‐poly(lactide) copolymers were synthesized by ring‐opening polymerization of lactide, using star poly(ethylene glycol) as an initiator and potassium hexamethyldisilazide as a catalyst. Polymerizations were carried out in toluene at room temperature. Two series of three‐ and four‐armed PEG‐PLA copolymers were synthesized and characterized by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) as well as ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The polymerization under the used conditions is very fast, yielding copolymers of controlled molecular weight and tailored molecular architecture. The chemical structure of the copolymers investigated by ¹H and ¹³C NMR indicates the formation of block copolymers. The monomodal profile of molecular weight distribution by GPC provided further evidence of controlled and defined star‐shaped copolymers as well as the absence of cyclic oligomeric species. The effects of copolymer composition and lactide stereochemistry on the physical properties were investigated by GPC and differential scanning calorimetry. For the same PLA chain length, the materials obtained in the case of linear copolymers are more viscous, whereas in the case of star copolymer, solid materials are obtained with reduction in their T_g and T_m temperatures. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 3966–3974, 2007     

Synthesis of low polydispersity polybutadiene and polyethylene stars by convergent living anionic polymerization

Star‐shaped polybutadiene stars were synthesized by a convergent coupling of polybutadienyllithium with 4‐(chlorodimethylsilyl)styrene (CDMSS). CDMSS was added slowly and continuously to the living anionic chains until a stoichiometric equivalent was reached. Gel permeation chromatography‐multi‐angle laser light scattering (GPC‐MALLS) was used to determine the molecular weights and molecular weight distribution of the polybutadiene polymers. The number of arms incorporated into the star depended on the molecular weight of the initial chains and the rate of addition of the CDMSS. Low molecular weight polybutadiene arms (M_n = 640 g/mol) resulted in polybutadiene star polymers with an average of 12.6 arms, while higher molecular weight polybutadiene arms (M_n = 16,000 g/mol) resulted in polybutadiene star polymers with an average of 5.3 arms. The polybutadiene star polymers exhibited high 1,4‐polybutadiene microstructure (88.3–93.1%), and narrow molecular weight distributions (M_w/M_n = 1.11–1.20). Polybutadiene stars were subsequently hydrogenated by two methods, heterogeneous catalysis (catalytic hydrogenation using Pd/CaCO₃) or reaction with p‐toluenesulfonhydrazide (TSH), to transform the polybutadiene stars into polyethylene stars. The hydrogenation of the polybutadiene stars was found to be close to quantitative by ¹H NMR and FTIR spectroscopy. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 44: 828–836, 2006     

Preparation of 3‐arm star polymers (A3) via Diels–Alder click reaction

Diels–Alder click reaction was successfully applied for the preparation of 3‐arm star polymers (A₃) using furan protected maleimide end‐functionalized polymers and trianthracene functional linking agent (2) at reflux temperature of toluene for 48 h. Well‐defined furan protected maleimide end‐functionalized polymers, poly (ethylene glycol), poly(methyl methacrylate), and poly(tert‐butyl acrylate) were obtained by esterification or atom transfer radical polymerization. Obtained star polymers were characterized via NMR and GPC (refractive index and triple detector detection). Splitting of GPC traces of the resulting polymer mixture notably displayed that Diels–Alder click reaction was a versatile and a reliable route for the preparation of A₃ star polymer. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 302–313, 2008     

Preparation of star block copolymers with polystyrene‐block‐poly(ethylene oxide) as side chains on hyperbranched polyglycerol core by combination of ATRP with atom transfer nitroxide radical coupling reaction

The star block copolymers with polystyrene‐block‐poly(ethylene oxide) (PS‐b‐PEO) as side chains and hyperbranched polyglycerol (HPG) as core were synthesized by combination of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) with the “atom transfer nitroxide radical coupling” (“ATNRC”) reaction. The multiarm PS with bromide end groups originated from the HPG core (HPG‐g‐(PS‐Br)_n) was synthesized by ATRP first, and the heterofunctional PEO with α‐2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidinyl‐1‐oxy group and ω‐hydroxyl group (TEMPO‐PEO) was prepared by anionic polymerization separately using 4‐hydroxyl‐2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidinyl‐1‐oxy (HTEMPO) as parents compound. Then ATNRC reaction was conducted between the TEMPO groups in PEO and bromide groups in HPG‐g‐(PS‐Br)_n in the presence of CuBr and pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (PMDETA). The obtained star block copolymers and intermediates were characterized by gel permeation chromatography, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, fourier transform‐infrared in detail. Those results showed that the efficiency of ATNRC in the preparation of multiarm star polymers was satisfactory (>90%) even if the density of coupling cites on HPG was high. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 6754–6761, 2008     

Study on Synthesis of Star‐Shaped Poly(ethylene oxide) by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

Star‐shaped poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) was prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) with a 2‐bromoisobutyryl PEO ester as a macroinitiator. Divinylbenzene (DVB) and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate were employed as the coupling reagents. Several factors pertinent to star polymer formation are: type of coupling reagents and solvents, feed ratio of DVB to the macroinitiator, and reaction time. These were studied and used to optimize the star formation process. The optimum yield of star polymer was ca. 90–98%.     

Star and Hyperbranched Polyisobutylenes via Terminally Reactive Polyisobutylene-Polystyrene Block Copolymers

Unique, highly branched polyisobutylenes (PIB) were prepared via quasiliving carbocationic copolymerization of isobutylene and styrene (St) monomers. The junction points were formed by Friedel-Crafts self alkylation of PSt segments by the carbocationic chain ends. First, linear PIB was prepared with reactive chain ends. This was reacted with St monomer to form PIB-b-PSt AB, and PSt-b-PIB-b-PSt ABA type triblock copolymers with reactive carbocationic chain ends. The terminal carbonations react with the phenyl group of the polystyrene end-segments of the block copolymers leading to chain coupling, and thus PIB star polymers in the case of AB and hyperbranched PIB from ABA block copolymers. The resulting branched polymers were characterized and the branch formation was confirmed by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (¹H NMR).     

Synthesis and cleavage of core‐labile poly(alkyl methacrylate) star polymers

Core‐cleavable star polymers were synthesized by the coupling of living anionic poly(alkyl methacrylate) arms with either dicumyl alcohol dimethacrylate (DCDMA) or 2,5‐dimethyl‐2,5‐hexanediol dimethacrylate (DHDMA). This synthetic methodology led to the formation of star polymers that exhibited high molecular weights and relatively narrow molecular weight distributions. The labile tertiary alkyl esters in the DCDMA and DHDMA star polymer cores were readily hydrolyzed under acidic conditions. High‐molecular‐weight star polymer cleavage led to well‐defined arm polymers with lower molecular weights. Hydrolysis was confirmed via ¹H NMR spectroscopy and gel permeation chromatography. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of the star polymers demonstrated that the DCDMA and DHDMA star polymer cores also thermally degraded in the absence of acid catalysts at 185 and 220 °C, respectively, and the core‐cleavage temperatures were independent of the arm polymer composition. The difference in the core‐degradation temperatures was attributed to the increased reactivity of the DCDMA‐derived cores. TGA/mass spectrometry detected the evolution of the diene byproduct of the core degradation and confirmed the proposed degradation mechanism. The DCDMA monomer exhibited a higher degradation rate than DHDMA under identical reaction conditions because of the additional resonance stabilization of the liberated byproduct, which made it a more responsive cleavable coupling monomer than DHDMA. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 41: 3083–3093, 2003     

Synthesis and characterization of polystyrene-b-tetraaniline stars from polystyrene stars with surface reactive groups prepared by RAFT polymerization

Functionalized star polymers with tetraaniline on their surface have been successfully prepared by substitution reaction of N-succinimidyl-terminated star polymers with tetraaniline. A novel functional RAFT agent bearing N-succinimidyl group was used in the RAFT polymerization of styrene, and N-succinimidyl groups-terminated polystyrenes with narrow molecular weight distribution were obtained. The star polymers with reactive N-succinimidyl groups on their surface were synthesized via RAFT polymerization of DVB. Polymerization mechanism study by gel permeation chromatography displayed that complete disappearance of linear polymers in the products is difficult. The N-succinimidyl-terminated PSt, polymer stars with surface N-succinimidyl groups and the PSt-b-tetraaniline stars were characterized by ¹H NMR spectroscopy, FT-IR and GPC.     

Three‐arm star ring opening metathesis polymers via alkyne‐azide click reaction

The click chemistry strategy is successfully applied for the preparation of three‐arm star (A₃) ring opening metathesis polymers. A well‐defined monoazide end‐functionalized poly(N‐ethyl oxanorbornene) and a poly(N‐butyl oxanorbornene) obtained via ring opening metathesis polymerization using first generation Grubbs' catalyst are simply clicked with the trisalkyne core affording the synthesis of target star polymers. The obtained star polymers are characterized via nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The deconvolution analyses of GPC traces reveal that the click reaction efficiency for the star formation strongly depends on the chemical nature and the molecular weight of ROM polymers. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 2344–2351, 2009