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Synthesis of amphiphilic and thermoresponsive ABC miktoarm star terpolymer via a combination of consecutive click reactions and atom transfer radical polymerization

JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 16 2009
Changhua Li
Abstract Well-defined amphiphilic and thermoresponsive ABC miktoarm star terpolymer consisting of poly(ethylene glycol), poly(tert -butyl methacrylate), and poly(N -isopropylacrylamide) arms, PEG(- b -PtBMA)- b -PNIPAM, was synthesized via a combination of consecutive click reactions and atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Click reaction of monoalkynyl-terminated PEG with a trifunctional core molecule bis(2-azidoethyl)amine, (N3)2NH, afforded difunctional PEG possessing an azido and a secondary amine moiety at the chain end, PEG- NHN3. Next, the amidation of PEG- NHN3 with 2-chloropropionyl chloride led to PEG-based ATRP macroinitiator, PEG(N3)Cl. The subsequent ATRP of N -isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM) using PEG(N3)Cl as the macroinitiator led to PEG(N3)- b -PNIPAM bearing an azido moiety at the diblock junction point. Finally, well-defined ABC miktoarm star terpolymer, PEG(- b -PtBMA)- b -PNIPAM, was prepared via the click reaction of PEG(N3)- b -PNIPAM with monoalkynyl-terminated PtBMA. In aqueous solution, the obtained ABC miktoarm star terpolymer self-assembles into micelles consisting of PtBMA cores and hybrid PEG/PNIPAM coronas, which are characterized by dynamic and static laser light scattering, and transmission electron microscopy. On heating above the phase transition temperature of PNIPAM in the hybrid corona, micelles initially formed at lower temperatures undergo further structural rearrangement and fuse into much larger aggregates solely stabilized by PEG coronas. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 4001,4013, 2009 [source]


One-pot synthesis of ABC miktoarm star terpolymers by coupling ATRP, ROP, and click chemistry techniques

JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 12 2009
Yanfeng Zhang
Abstract We report on the one-pot synthesis of well-defined ABC miktoarm star terpolymers consisting of poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate), poly(,-caprolactone), and polystyrene or poly(ethylene oxide) arms, PS(- b -PCL)- b -PDMA and PEO (- b -PCL)- b -PDMA, taking advantage of the compatibility and mutual tolerability of reaction conditions (catalysts and monomers) employed for atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), ring-opening polymerization (ROP), and click reactions. At first, a novel trifunctional core molecule bearing alkynyl, hydroxyl group, and bromine moieties, alkynyl(OH)Br, was synthesized via the esterification reaction of 5-ethyl-5-hydroxymethyl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane with 4-oxo-4-(prop-2-ynyloxy)butanoic acid, followed by deprotection and monoesterification of alkynyl(OH)2 with 2-bromoisobutyryl bromide. In the presence of trifunctional core molecule, alkynyl(OH)Br, and CuBr/PMDETA/Sn(Oct)2 catalytic mixtures, target ABC miktoarm star terpolymers, PS(- b -PCL)- b -PDMA and PEO(- b -PCL)- b -PDMA, were successfully synthesized in a one-pot manner by simultaneously conducting the ATRP of 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate (DMA), ROP of ,-caprolactone (,-CL), and the click reaction with azido-terminated PS (PS- N3) or azido-terminated PEO (PEO- N3). Considering the excellent tolerability of ATRP to a variety of monomers and the fast expansion of click chemistry in the design and synthesis of polymeric and biorelated materials, it is quite anticipated that the one-pot concept can be applied to the preparation of well-defined polymeric materials with more complex chain architectures. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 3066,3077, 2009 [source]


Development of an efficient route to hyperbranched poly(arylene ether sulfone)s

JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE (IN TWO SECTIONS), Issue 14 2005
Patrick Himmelberg
Abstract A two-step route to an AB2 monomer that underwent polymerization via nucleophilic aromatic substitution to afford hyperbranched poly(arylene ether sulfone)s (HB PAES) was developed. The synthesis of 3,5-difluoro-4,-hydroxydiphenyl sulfone (4) was accomplished by the reaction of 3,5-difluorophenylmagnesium bromide with 4-methoxyphenylsulfonyl chloride, followed by deprotection of the phenol group with HBr in acetic acid. The polymerization of 4 in the presence of 3,4,5-trifluorophenylsulfonyl benzene or tris(3,4,5-trifluorophenyl)phosphine oxide as a core molecule afforded HB PAES with number-average molecular weights ranging from 3400 to 8400 Da and polydispersity index values ranging from 1.5 to 4.8. The presence of cyclic oligomeric species, formed by an intramolecular cyclization process, was a contributing factor to the relatively low molecular weights. The degree of branching (DB) of the HB PAES samples was estimated by a comparison of the 19F NMR spectra of the polymer samples with those of a series of model compounds, and DB values ranging from 0.51 to 0.70 were determined. The glass-transition temperatures for the HB PAES samples were in the range of 205,222 °C, as determined by differential scanning calorimetry. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 43:3178,3187, 2005 [source]


Dumbbell-shaped Carbosilane Dendrimers Based on 1,6-Hexanediol

CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, Issue 1 2005
Xin-De Tang
Abstract Novel carbosilane dendrimers based on 1,6-hexanediol were prepared by divergent approach. Using 1,6-hexanediol-based diallyl ether as the core molecule, the dendrimers were prepared to the third generation with 54 allyl groups on the periphery by alternate hydrosilylation-allylation reactions. [source]


The Use of Three-Dimensional Shape and Electrostatic Similarity Searching in the Identification of a Melanin-Concentrating Hormone Receptor 1 Antagonist

CHEMICAL BIOLOGY & DRUG DESIGN, Issue 2 2006
Steven W. Muchmore
To aid in the identification of novel melanin-concentrating hormone receptor 1 (MCHr1) antagonists, a unique virtual library of readily synthesized molecules was designed and assembled based on 323 monomer compounds containing reactive moieties in combination with 30 core molecules having diamine functionality. The resulting library of 3 129 870 molecules was searched using three-dimensional shape similarity measures that were complimented with a novel electrostatic distribution similarity-matching algorithm. One of the top scoring hits in this library was synthesized and characterized for MCHr1 antagonism, where it exhibited at least a threefold improvement in binding affinity and cellular potency relative to the parent MCHr1 ligand. This work demonstrates that the use of shape and electrostatic similarity matching in combination with a well-designed virtual library can be used to augment standard medicinal chemistry techniques. [source]


Dendritic polyisophthalate endcapped with naphthyl groups for holographic recording,

POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, Issue 9 2004
Huiguang Kou
Abstract A novel dendritic polyisophthalate with 12 naphthyl groups at the chain ends was synthesized from 5-hydroxyisophthalic acid as an AB2 monomer, 1,3,5-benzenetricarbonyl trichloride as an ,initiator core' molecule, and , -naphthol as an endcapping reagent, via a stepwise growth process. An average molecular weight of 2860,g,mol,1, and a refractive index of 1.618 at 650,nm were obtained by gel permeation chromatography and ellipsometry, respectively. A photopolymerizable recording dry film incorporating this dendrimer as a polymeric binder was used for holographic recording. Diffraction gratings with diffraction efficiency exceeding 80%, together with a modulation index of 10,2 were obtained. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]