Abstract
Dendritic 2- and 4-arm PMMA-based star polymers with furan-protected maleimide at their focal point, (PMMA)2n-MI and (PMMA) 4n-MI were efficiently clicked with the peripheral anthracene functionalized multiarm star polymer, (α-anthryl functionalized- polystyrene)m-poly(divinyl benzene) ((α-anthryl-PS) m-polyDVB) through the Diels-Alder reaction resulting in corresponding multiarm star block copolymers: (PMMA)2n-(PS) m-polyDVB and (PMMA)4n-(PS)m-polyDVB, respectively. Molecular weights (Mw,TDGPC), hydrodynamic radius (Rh), and intrinsic viscosity (η) of the multiarm star polymers were determined using three-detection GPC (TD-GPC). The high efficiency of this methodology to obtain such sterically demanding macromolecular constructs was deduced using 1H-NMR and UV-vis spectroscopy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4842-4846 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2010 |
Keywords
- Diels-Alder click reaction
- NMR spectroscopy
- arm-first
- dendrimeric PMMA
- hydrodynamic radius
- intrinsic viscosity
- multiarm star polymers
- three-detection GPC (TD-GPC)