Stereogradient Polymers by Ruthenium-Catalyzed Stereospecific Living Radical Copolymerization of Two Monomers with Different Stereospecificities and Reactivities
Stereogradient polymers, a fundamentally new type of polymers, were prepared by the stereospecific living radical copolymerization of two monomers that have different stereospecificities and reactivities. The ruthenium-catalyzed living radical copolymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) and the silyl-capped HEMA [(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)-HEMA] (SiHEMA) in (CF3)2C(Ph)OH afforded stereogradient
SYNTHESIS, THERMAL BEHAVIOR, AND AGGREGATION IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION OF POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE)-B-POLY(2-HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE)
作者:B ACEVEDO、F MARTINEZ、A. F OLEA
DOI:10.4067/s0717-97072013000400030
日期:——
Amphiphilic block copolymers of poly(methyl methacrylate) PMMA and poly(2-hidroxyethyl methacrylate) PHEMA were synthesized by a two-step atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Copolymers with various degrees of polymerization and different relative block sizes were obtained. The structure of the resulting polymers have been characterized and verified by FT-IR and H-1-NMR, molecular weight were determined by size exclusion chromatography analyses. The thermal properties of these polymers were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry DSC and thermogravimetric analysis TGA. The glass transition temperature of mono halogenated PMMA increases from 116 degrees C to 123 degrees C with increasing molecular weight, whereas the glass transition temperature of block copolymers depends slightly on polymer structure. The derivatives of TGA curves indicate that thermal degradation occurs in one stage. The self-assembly of PMMA-b-PHEMA in aqueous solution have been investigated by fluorescence probing methods. The critical micelle concentrations are in the range 10(-6) - 10(-7) M. The micropolarity sensed by pyrene is higher than in aggregates formed by block copolymers based on polystyrene.