Synthesis of amphiphilic polystyrene-ionene diblock copolymers with controlled block lengths

E.T.W.M. Schipper, J.C.M. Hest, van, A.H.C. Roelofs, P. Piet, A.L. German

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Abstract

Amphiphilic polystyrene (I)-ionene diblock copolymers with blocks of controlled mol. wts. were synthesized by a new method. The prepn. starts with the anionic polymn. of styrene with 3-(dimethylamino)propyllithium as initiator, yielding tertiary amino end-functionalized I of mol. wts. that can be varied from 1-100 kg/mol, and a relatively low polydispersity (.hivin.Mw/.hivin.Mn = 1.1-1.4). The crucial step in this method is the stepwise coupling of the reactive end-group of the I with bromo- and tertiary-amino-terminated monodisperse oligomeric 2,4-ionenes. The amphiphilic polymers with well-defined block lengths were characterized by thin-layer chromatog., end-group titrn., and elemental anal. Amphiphilic block copolymers with a monodisperse ionene block consisting of ?10 quaternary ammonium groups could be derived
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)317-322
JournalPolymer International
Volume31
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1993

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