Synthesis of Dendronized Diblock Copolymers via Click Chemistry: The Effect of Dendronization on Phase Separation Behaviour

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Contributors

  • Sven Fleischmann - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, University of Pennsylvania (Author)
  • Anton Kiriy - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Vera Bocharova - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Christian Tock - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, BASF (Author)
  • Hartmut Komber - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Brigitte Voit - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)

Abstract

A novel route towards the synthesis of well-defined linear-dendronized diblock copolymers is reported. Precursor alkyne containing diblock copolymers were modified in a highly efficient cycloaddition reaction with dendritic azides of different generation. The dendronization has been shown to be selective and could be driven to completion under ambient conditions. The phase separation of such dendronized diblock copolymers was investigated in dependence of the generation size being attached. Compared to a linear-linear diblock copolymer as starting material the dendronization yielded in a pronounced phase separation. The nanoscaled features observed in thin films strongly depended on the dendron size and a variety of morphologies could be identified. Hence, the unique combination of controlled radical polymerization and click chemistry allows for the triggering of structured surfaces in the nanometer-regime.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1457-1462
Number of pages6
JournalMacromolecular rapid communications
Volume30
Issue number17
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2009
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

PubMed 21638405
Scopus 69549111125
ORCID /0000-0002-4531-691X/work/148607785

Keywords

Keywords

  • Click chemistry, Controlled radical polymerisation, Dendronized polymers, Diblock copolymers, Phase separation