Synthesis and Characterization of Comb-Like Copolymers Based on Poly(epsilon-caprolactone) and Poly(alpha-olefin)

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Beitragende

  • Sabina Kinder - , Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden, Technische Universität Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Hartmut Komber - , Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Dieter Jehnichen - , Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Liane Haeussler - , Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Frank Boehme - , Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Mazen Garaleh - , Tafila Technical University (Autor:in)
  • Doris Pospiech - , Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Brigitte Voit - , Professur für Organische Chemie der Polymere (gB/IPF) (MTC3), Technische Universität Dresden, Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Ulrich Schulze - , Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden (Autor:in)

Abstract

Comb-like copolymers based on a polyolefin backbone of poly(10-undecene-1-ol) (PUol) with poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) side chains are synthesized in two steps. After synthesis of PUol by metallocene-catalyzed polymerization, the side-chain hydroxyl functionalities of this polar polyolefin are used as an initiator for the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of epsilon-caprolactone (CL). In this context, copolymers with different lengths of PCL grafts are prepared. The chemical structure and the composition of the synthesized copolymers are characterized by H-1 and C-13 NMR spectroscopy. It is shown that the hydroxyl end groups of PUol act effectively as initiating sites for the CL ROP. Size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) measurements confirm the absence of non-attached PCL and the expected increase in molar mass after grafting. The thermal and decomposition behaviors are investigated by DSC and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The effect of the length of the PCL grafts on the crystallization behavior of the comb-like copolymers is investigated by DSC and wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS).

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)733-741
Seitenumfang9
FachzeitschriftMacromolecular chemistry and physics : MCP
Jahrgang215
Ausgabenummer8
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Apr. 2014
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

Scopus 84899433295
ORCID /0000-0002-4531-691X/work/148607915

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • Comb-like copolymers, Metallocene catalysts, Poly(10-undecene-1-ol), Poly(epsilon-caprolactone), Ring-opening polymerization