Heterocomplementary H-Bonding RAFT Agents as Tools for the Preparation of Supramolecular Miktoarm Star Copolymers
摘要:
Supramolecular miktoarm stars (AB(2) type) composed of poly (methyl methacrylate)-polystyrene(2) (PM MA-PS. poly(isoprene)-polystyrene2 (PI-PS2), and poly(vinyl acetate)-polystyrene, (PVAc-PS2) were successfully synthesized by assembling reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RA FT)-polymerized chains bearing hydrogen-bonding heterocomplementary associating units To this end, thymine and diaminopyridine-Functionalized chain transfer agents were designed to efficiently mediate the polymerization of vinyl acetate, methyl methacrylate. isoprene, and styrene The selective associations of the resulting hydrogen-bonding macromolecular building blocks PVAc/PS. PI/PS, and PMMA/PS were demonstrated by H-1 NMR in CDCl3 solutions Miktoarm stars formation in the bulk was also confirmed by transmission electronic microscopy
Synthesis and Recognition Properties of Polymers Containing Embedded Binding Sites
摘要:
We report the synthesis and guest affinities of polymers featuring a single recognition site in the middle of the polymer chain. These polymers were synthesized from difunctional initiators based on the 2,6-diacyldiaminopyridine moiety. Binding efficiencies were experimentally determined using a complementary fluorescent guest, N(10)-isopropyl flavin. The effect of polymer length on recognition was explored by the synthesis of 5 PMMA samples ranging from 4K to 25K. Over this range binding constants increased almost 2-fold, from 282 to 522 M-1. Variable temperature fluorescence of bound samples shows a 15% difference in release between polymer samples and model compounds.