Abstract
Polytetrahydrofuran (PTHF)/poly(1,3-dioxepane) (PDOP)/polystyrene (PSt) ABC miktoarm star copolymers were synthesized by combination of cationic ring-opening polymerization (CROP) and atom transfer radical polymerization. TWO different functional groups, carboxylic acid and CHBr, were capped at one end of PTHF through the reaction of PTHF-OH with 2-bromosuccinic anhydride (BSA). After PTHF-OOCCHBrCH2COOH reacted with thionyl chloride, block copolymer PTHF-b-PDOP was synthesized by CROP of DOP at -30 to -35 °C with PTHF-OOCCHBrCH2COCl and AgClO4 as catalyst. Finally, (PTHF) (PDOP)-Br was used to initiate the polymerization of St in the presence of CuBr and bipyridine at 110 °C, and ABC miktoarm star polymer, s-[(PTHF) (PDOP) (PSt)] was successfully prepared. The copolymers obtained were characterized by 1H NMR and gel permeation chromatography measurements.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2084-2089 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Macromolecules |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 12 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Inorganic Chemistry