Synthesis of conjugated-acidic block copolymers by atom transfer radical polymerization

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作者
Lu, S
Fan, QL
Liu, SY
Chua, SJ
Huang, W
机构
[1] Fudan Univ, Inst Adv Mat & Technol, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China
[2] Fudan Univ, Dept Macromol Sci, Shanghai 200433, Peoples R China
[3] Natl Univ Singapore, IMRE, Singapore 117602, Singapore
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10.1021/ma020537s
中图分类号
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
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070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A novel series of well-defined amphiphilic triblock copolymers containing conjugated polyfluorene (PF) and coillike poly(methacrylic acid) (PXM) were successfully synthesized by vacuum thermolysis of the precursor block copolymers, poly(2-tetrahydropyranyl methacrylate) - PF -poly(2-tetrahydropyranyl methacrylate) (PTHPMA-PF-PTHPMA) prepared by using atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) with a 2-bromoisobutyrate end-capped PF as the macroinitiator. Both the linear first-order kinetic plot and the linear dependence of the M. vs conversion indicate the controlled nature of the polymerization of THPDMA. The polydispersity indices of the PTHPMA-PF-PTHPMA triblock copolymers were essentially less than 1.3, demonstrating the well-defined structures of the obtained block copolymers. The chemical structures of the PTHPMA-PF-PTHPMA block copolymers were confirmed by H-1 NMR, C-13 NMR, and FTIR studies. Decomposition of the precursors at about 145 degreesC afforded the PMAA-PF-PMAA block copolymers, and the anhydride formed during the thermolysis could be successfully transformed to the corresponding acid by further hydrolysis in warm water. PMAA-PF-PMAA and PTHPMA-PF-PTHPMA presented almost identical photophysical behavior in diluted solutions, suggesting that similar excited species were essentially involved in their luminescent processes. Aggregation of PF segments was found to occur in the aqueous solution of the PMAA-PF-PMAA as revealed by spectroscopic studies. H-1 NMR results also substantiate the formation of PF aggregates stabilized by soluble PMAA.
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