Multiarm star block and multiarm star mixed-block copolymers via azide-alkyne click reaction

Hakan Durmaz, Aydan Dag, Elif Erdogan, A. Levent Demirel, Gurkan Hizal, Umit Tunca

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Abstract

The synthesis of multiarm star block (and mixedblock) copolymers are efficiently prepared by using Cu(I) catalyzed azide-alkyne click reaction and the arm-first approach. α-Silyl protected alkyne polystyrene (α-silyl-alkyne-PS) was prepared by ATRP of styrene (St) and used as macroinitiator in a crosslinking reaction with divinyl benzene to successfully give multiarm star homopolymer with alkyne periphery. Linear azide end-functionallzed polyethylene glycol) (PEG-N3) and poly (fert-butyl acrylate) (PtBA-N3) were simply clicked with the multiarm star polymer described earlier to form star block or mixed-block copolymers in N,N-dîmethyl formamide at room temperature for 24 h. Obtained multiarm star block and mixedblock copolymers were identified by using 1H NMR, GPC, triple detection-GPC, atomic force microscopy, and dynamic light scattering measurements.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)99-108
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry
Volume48
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2010

Keywords

  • Atomic force microscopy (AFM)
  • Azide-alkyne click reaction
  • Dynamic light scattering (DLS)
  • GPC
  • Multiarm star polymer
  • Triple detection-GPC

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