Synthesis of poly(isobutyl vinyl ether)-graft-Poly(ethylene oxide) co-polymer with pendant methacrylate functionality and its photo-curing behavior

Elif Sezin Devrim, Muhammet U. Kahveci, M. Atilla Tasdelen, Koichi Ito, Yusuf Yagci*

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Abstract

Poly(isobutyl vinyl ether)-graft-poly(ethylene oxide) graft co-polymer with pendant methacrylate groups (PIBVE-g-PEO) was obtained by photoinitiated living cationic co-polymerization of isobutyl vinyl ether (IBVE) with α-vinyloxy-ω-methacryloyl-poly(ethylene oxide) (VE-PEO-MA) macromonomer. For this purpose, anionically prepared VE-PEO-MA hybrid macromonomer and IBVE were irradiated in the presence of diphenyl iodonium iodide and zinc iodide as photoacid generator and activator, respectively. Successful graft co-polymerization and conservation of pendant double bonds were confirmed by GPC, and 1H-NMR and FT-IR spectral analysis. The free radical photo-cross-linking behavior of the graft co-polymer was demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)265-272
Number of pages8
JournalDesigned Monomers and Polymers
Volume12
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2009

Keywords

  • Graft co-polymers
  • Living cationic polymerization
  • Macromonomer
  • Photo-curing
  • Photo-polymerization

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