Synthesis of alternating polystyrene/poly(ethyleneoxide) branched polymacromonomers |
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Authors: | Deimede Valadoula Kallitsis Joannis K |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Greece. |
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Abstract: | Newly designed PS/PEO alternating branched polymacromonomers have been obtained by polycondensation of alpha-dicarboxy-functionalized polystyrene and alpha-dihydroxy-functionalized polyethyleneoxide. 4-3,5-Bis(methoxycarbonyl)phenoxymethyl]benzyl bromide was used as atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) initiator for the synthesis of alpha-dicarboxy functionalized polystyrenes. These macromonomers possess low polydispersities and molecular weights in the range of 7000 to 100,000, as proved by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and 1H NMR. Alpha-dihydroxy functionalized polyethyleneoxide (PEO) was synthesized by treatment of monofunctionalized PEO with 3,5-bis(benzyloxy)benzoyl chloride. Polycondensation of the alpha-dicarboxy PS with the alpha-dihydroxy PEO in solution or in bulk resulted in alternating PS/PEO polymacromonomers, which were effectively purified from the unreacted macromonomers and characterized by using 1H NMR, GPC, thermal analysis, and optical microscopy. Light-scattering measurements in organic solvents like THF or dioxane have shown that these polymacromonomers form stable micelles. |
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