Synthesis of ABC Miktoarm Star Copolymers via Organocatalyzed Living Radical Polymerization.
ABC-type miktoarm star copolymers are synthesized using a single living radical polymerization (organocatalyzed living radical polymerization) via a "combinatorial" approach. The arm A is poly(butyl acrylate), the arm B is poly(methyl methacrylate), and the arm C encompasses hydrophobic and hydrophilic polyacrylates. A poly(butyl acrylate) with a vinyl chain end (macromonomer) is synthesized. A poly(methyl methacrylate) is subsequently connected to the reactive vinyl group to generate diblock copolymer. From the junction of the diblock copolymer, polymer C grew to yield star copolymers. An amphiphilic star copolymer is also synthesized, and its self-assembly structure is studied in an aqueous solution.
['Ge|Yicen|Y|', 'Chen|Chen|C|', 'Sim|Xuan Ming|XM|', 'Zheng|Jie|J|', 'Goto|Atsushi|A|https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7643-3169']
D000179:Acrylates D000180:Acrylic Resins D002384:Catalysis D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions D058105:Polymerization D011108:Polymers D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate
miktoarm star copolymers organocatalyzed living radical polymerization living radical polymerization