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Anionic Polymerization of (Meth)acrylates in the Presence of Cesium Halide−Trialkylaluminum Complexes in Toluene

2001

The polymerization of methyl methacrylate and various acrylates initiated by ester enolates in the presence of cesium halide-trialkylaluminum complexes, Cs[Al n R 2n X] (n = 1, 2; R = Et, Bu'), in toluene has living and controlled character at -20 °C for methacrylates (X = Cl) and at -65 °C for n-butyl acrylate (X = F). Quantitative monomer conversions are usually reached, leading to polymers with narrow molecular weight distributions (M w /M n < 1.1). Kinetic investigations indicate a rather complex polymerization mechanism, and we assume an equilibrium between at least two active species. With this new initiating system, beside acrylate homopolymers, random and graft copolymers can be syn…

Cast multibilayer films from polymerizable lipids

1987

Characterization of sulfobetaine monomers by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy: a note

1995

A set of zwitterionic monomers bearing the 3-ammoniopropanesulfonate moiety is analysed in CDCl3, CD3OD and D2O by one- and two-dimensional H-1 n.m.r. and C-13 n.m.r. spectroscopy. Absolute and relative positions of the n.m.r, signals are determined depending on the solvent used; the refined assignments of the signals in the vicinity of the ammonium group deviate from previously proposed assignments based on standard n.m.r, shift tables. Still, there is no convincing evidence for a special ring current effect due to a six-membered ring conformation of the betaine moiety.

Synthesis and characterization of bi-functional photorefractive polymers

2001

Abstract A novel bi-functional photorefractive acrylate polymer with pendant carbazolyl groups and azo derivatives as side chains was synthesized, in which azo derivatives as electro-optic chromophores and carbazolyl as photoconductive moiety were covalently linked on the acrylate backbone. Photorefractive experiments showed that a high two-beam coupling gain coefficient of 93 cm −1 , diffraction efficiency of 12% and electro-optic coefficient of 26 pm/V were obtained. With increasing writing beam's intensity, the two-beam coupling enhanced gradually, and then reached saturation. Using the method of four-wave mixing, the photoisomerization grating was observed.

Polymerizable and polymeric zwitterionic surfactants: 2. Surface activity and aggregation behaviour in aqueous systems

1991

Abstract The surfactant properties of a series of permanently zwitterionic monomers and polymers were studied with respect to structural variations. A strong influence of the molecular geometry on solubility and aggregation behaviour was observed, in particular for the polymers. Whereas all monomers were water-soluble and true surfactants, the water solubility of the polymers was restricted to selected geometries. Water-soluble polymers showed the properties of classical polysoaps, i.e. low surface activity and solubilization power for hydrophobic solutes. In contrast, water-insoluble polymers formed stable monolayers at the air-water interface and could be deposited onto solid substrates b…

Amphotropic Ionomers by Attachment of Secondary Amines to a Reactive Ester Polymer

2004

We report on the synthesis of polyacrylamides that were prepared by the reaction of a reactive ester polymer with a mesogen-containing secondary amine and N-methyl-piperazine. As the polymers do not form hydrogen bonds near the amide groups, their mobility is significantly higher than that of poly(N-monoalkylacrylamides). The initially nonionic polymer shows no liquid-crystalline behavior in bulk and in mixture with ethylene glycol. This is due to the low polarity difference between the different side chains. The polarity difference can be increased by protonation or quarter-nization of the tertiary amino groups, and liquid-crystalline behavior is observed. The self-assembly multilayer buil…

Controlled synthesis of poly(acetone oxime acrylate) as a new reactive polymer: Stimuli-responsive reactive copolymers

2007

Abstract Acetone oxime acrylate has been synthesized as a new active ester monomer. Free radical polymerization yielded a reactive polymer soluble in various organic solvents, such as chloroform, dioxane, DMSO, acetone, methanol, dichloromethane, DMF, and ethanol. Controlled radical polymerization of acetone oxime acrylate was successfully conducted using the RAFT, NMP and Iniferter method. Partly polymer analogous reaction with N-isopropylamine resulted in the reactive copolymer poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acetone oxime acrylate), which featured a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of 61 °C in water. Further, the reactivity of the copolymer was exemplary proven by complete reacti…

Interfacial stabilization by soft Janus nanoparticles

2016

Abstract The stabilization of water/air, water/oil and water/solid interfaces by Janus particles with polystyrene (PS) and poly(methacrylic acid) (PMAA) hemispheres was systematically investigated. The stabilization of these interfaces is of relevance for the formulation of foams, emulsions and dispersions. The Janus particles were prepared from micellar solutions of polystyrene-b-polyisoprene-b-poly(tert-butyl methacrylate) (PS-PI-PtBMA) triblock terpolymers by selective cross-linking of the polyisoprene domain on a multi-gram scale, followed by hydrolysis of the PtBMA block. For the investigation of water/oil-emulsions a series of hydrophobic oils (paraffin oil, xylene, peanut oil, isopro…

Rheological modifiers based on supramolecular block copolymers: From weak associations to interconnected micelles

2019

Abstract The rheological spectra of poly(n-butyl acrylate) in the presence of a series of P(nBA-b-HEMA) rheology modifiers show a two-step relaxation process originating from the PnBA matrix and the self-assemblies. The HEMA segments are further grafted with strong, hydrogen bonding UPy groups, which both magnifies and slows down the relaxation of the assemblies. The extents of associations are enlightened by studying thermal transitions in DSC, morphological developments by SAXS, and description of rheological properties using a tube-based model. It is revealed that a weak association tendency, due to long hydrophobic blocks, leads to the formation of double-linear or star assemblies, whil…

Multi-Arm Star Polyglycerol-block-poly(tert-butyl acrylate) and the Respective Multi-Arm Poly(acrylic acid) Stars

2006

Well-defined multi-arm star block copolymers, polyglycerol-block-poly(tert-butyl acrylate) (PG-b-PtBA), with average arm-numbers of 17, 27, 36, 66 and 90 arms, respectively, have been prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of tBA in acetone, using a core-first strategy. After hydrolysis with excess concentrated HCl in refluxing dioxane, full hydrolysis of the tert-butyl ester groups was achieved, resulting in multi-arm star polyelectrolytes, polyglycerol-block-poly(acrylic acid) (PG-b-PAA). The hyperbranched macroinitiators employed were prepared on the basis of hyperbranched polyglycerols via esterification with 2-bromoisobutyryl bromide. Both CuBr/PMDETA and CuBr/Me 6 TRE…