| Abstract: | Polymerization of styrene in aqueous dispersions of the dodecanamide derivative of poly(propyleneimine) dendrimer DAB‐dendr‐(NH2)64 and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) produced stable latices. With initial SDS concentrations of 10 mM or less, molar ratios of SDS to dendrimer end groups ranging from 2.3:1 to 9.5:1, and less than 10 wt % of SDS relative to styrene, the polystyrene latices had diameters of 30–60 nm and coefficients of variation of diameters of less than 10% when measured by transmission electron microscopy. Higher concentrations of SDS gave more polydisperse latices. The polystyrene latices formed with SDS and the dodecanamide‐modified dendrimer were almost the same size and polydispersity as those formed with SDS and the parent primary amine dendrimer DAB‐dendr‐(NH2)64. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 41: 597–605, 2003 |
