Thermoresponsive poly(2-oxazoline) molecular brushes by living ionic polymerization: Kinetic investigations of pendant chain grafting and cloud point modulation by backbone and side chain length variation

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Beitragende

  • Ning Zhang - , Technische Universität München (Autor:in)
  • Robert Luxenhofer - , Technische Universität Dresden (Autor:in)
  • Rainer Jordan - , Professur für Makromolekulare Chemie (MC), Technische Universität München (Autor:in)

Abstract

Molecular brushes of poly(2-oxazoline)s were prepared by living anionic polymerization of 2-iso-propenyl-2-oxazoline to form the backbone and subsequent living cationic ring-opening polymerization of 2-n- or 2-iso-propyl-2-oxazoline for pendant chain grafting. In situ kinetic studies indicate that the initiation efficiency and polymerization rates are independent from the number of initiator functions per initiator molecule. This was attributed to the high efficiency of oxazolinium salt and the stretched conformation of the backbone, which is caused by the electrostatic repulsion of the oxazolinium moieties along the macroinitiator. The resulting molecular brushes showed thermoresponsive properties, that is, having a defined cloud point (CP). The dependence of the CP as a function of backbone and side chain length as well as concentration was studied.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)973-981
Seitenumfang9
FachzeitschriftMacromolecular chemistry and physics : MCP
Jahrgang213
Ausgabenummer9
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 14 Mai 2012
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • grafting kinetics, LCST, molecular brush, oxazolinium salt, polyoxazoline, side chains