Ultra-Fast RAFT-HDA Click Conjugation: An Efficient Route to High Molecular Weight Block Copolymers
✍ Scribed by Andrew J. Inglis; Martina H. Stenzel; Christopher Barner-Kowollik
- Book ID
- 102493642
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 404 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1022-1336
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
The use of the reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer—hetero Diels–Alder (RAFT‐HDA) click reaction for the modular construction of block copolymers is extended to the generation of high molecular weight materials. Cyclopentadienyl end‐functionalized polystyrene (PS‐Cp) prepared via both atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and the RAFT process are conjugated to poly(isobornyl acrylate) (P__i__BoA) (also prepared via RAFT polymerization) to achieve well‐defined block copolymers with molecular weights ranging from 34 000 to over 100 000 g · mol^−1^ and with small polydispersities (PDI < 1.2). The conjugation reactions proceeded in a very rapid fashion (less than 10 min in the majority of cases) under ambient conditions of temperature and atmosphere. The present study demonstrates—for the first time—that RAFT‐HDA click chemistry can provide access to high molecular weight block copolymers in a simple and straight‐forward fashion.
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