α,ω-functionalized poly(2-Oxazoline)s bearing hydroxyl and amino functions
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Abstract
Novel α,ω-functionalized amphiphilic lipopolymers are prepared that are composed of a proximal lipid moiety and a hydrophilic poly(2-oxazoline)-based (POx) polymer chain. The synthesis begins from bifunctional lipoinitiators, which are asymmetrically protected as tert.butyldiphenylsilyl (TBDPS) ethers, followed by cationic living ring-opening polymerization of 2-oxazolines in a one-pot multistep reaction. This results in polymers with defined terminal end groups and narrow molar mass distributions. All protective groups involved can be readily cleaved in a single step reaction keeping the structure of the polymer intact, giving access to (lipo)polymers with a variety of defined identical or chemical orthogonal α,ω- functionalities. The synthetic strategy is a versatile tool for the preparation of defined polymer-drug or polymer-protein conjugates or asymmetric functionalized model lipid membranes for the quantitative study of membrane-associated phenomena such as transmembrane transport and cell adhesion/recognition.(Figure Presented)
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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1815-1824 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics |
| Volume | 212 |
| Issue number | 16 |
| Publication status | Published - 16 Aug 2011 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
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- lipopolymers, model membranes, polyoxazoline, protective group chemistry, telechelic polymers