Issue 6, 2014

Supramolecular polymer networks of building blocks prepared via RAFT polymerization

Abstract

A novel A2B3-type supramolecular polymer network was synthesized using two precision tailored building blocks: doubly-adamantyl end-capped poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) and a three-pronged β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) core. The polymers were prepared via reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization yielding molecular weights between 4500 and 42 600 g mol−1 and molar mass dispersities between 1.2 and 1.4. The β-CD trilinker was synthesized using a 1,3-cycloaddition of tripropargylamine and β-CD–azide. The supramolecular networks were prepared in aqueous media and the host–guest driven self-assembly of the building blocks was demonstrated via 2D nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy (NOESY) and dynamic light scattering (DLS). The rheological behavior of the polymer networks was investigated using steady shear and oscillatory shear measurements. Thereby, the influence of the molecular weight of the adamantyl-functionalized polymers, their concentration in aqueous solution and the ratio of adamantyl and β-CD groups on the viscosity were systematically evaluated. Additionally, the temperature dependence and the disruption of the host–guest interactions by addition of competitive native β-CD and potassium adamantyl carboxylate were exemplarily demonstrated.

Graphical abstract: Supramolecular polymer networks of building blocks prepared via RAFT polymerization

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Nov 2013
Accepted
10 Dec 2013
First published
11 Dec 2013

Polym. Chem., 2014,5, 2142-2152

Supramolecular polymer networks of building blocks prepared via RAFT polymerization

M. Hetzer, B. V. K. J. Schmidt, C. Barner-Kowollik and H. Ritter, Polym. Chem., 2014, 5, 2142 DOI: 10.1039/C3PY01624B

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