Near-monodisperse, n-alkyl, end-functionalized poly(methyl vinyl ether)s: Synthesis by living cationic polymerization and solution characterization
Date
1998ISSN
0887-624XSource
Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer ChemistryVolume
36Issue
14Pages
2547-2554Google Scholar check
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Water-soluble amphiphilic diblock copolymers were synthesized by the living cationic polymerization of methyl vinyl ether (hydrophilic block) and its subsequent termination with n-alcohols of chain lengths varying from one to eight, and three n-alkyl carboxylic acids with 10, 12, and 18 carbon atoms. Additionally, water and ethylene glycol were tested as terminating agents. The extent of the functionalization was determined using 1H NMR spectroscopy. The cloud points of 1% w/w aqueous solutions of the polymers as determined by turbidimetry decreased from 32 to 21°C as the number of carbon atoms of the terminating agent increased. Aqueous GPC revealed micellization of the stearic acid-terminated block copolymer, while the other block copolymers existed mainly as unimers. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.