Synthesis of partially protected block copolymers based on 4-hydroxystyrene using NMRP and a sequence of polymer analogous reactions
Research output: Contribution to journal › Research article › Contributed › peer-review
Contributors
Abstract
We present the synthesis and characterization of a family of partially protected block copolymers and their precursors synthesized by means of nitroxide mediated radical polymerization (NMRP) and a sequence of quantitative and orthogonal polymer analogous reactions. The target materials consist of an unprotected 4-hydroxystyrene block and a tert-butoxycarbonyl (BOC) or a tert-butyl (TBU) protected block. Corresponding precursor block copolymers exhibit low polydispersity indexes (PDI) (< 1.36) and show well-defined compositions of their blocks. Techniques like NMR, FT-IR, GPC, DSC, and TGA were applied in order to verify structure, compositions, molar masses, molecular weight distributions, and thermal properties. These materials are promising candidates for self-assembly in thin films and subsequent photolithographic patterning applications.
Details
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 2821-2831 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Macromolecules |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 8 |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2008 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Externally published | Yes |
External IDs
Scopus | 43649107805 |
---|---|
ORCID | /0000-0002-4531-691X/work/148607762 |
Keywords
Keywords
- Anionic living polymerization, Free-radical polymerizations, Diblock copolymer, Thin-films, Microdomain orientation, Bottom-up, Top-down, Patterns, Poly(4-hydroxystyrene), Fabrication