Issue 48, 2015

One-pot synthesis of poly(l-lactide)-b-poly(methyl methacrylate) block copolymers

Abstract

By using 1,8-diazabicyclo-[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU) as both the atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) ligand and ring-opening polymerization (ROP) catalyst, we have combined copper-catalyzed ATRP and organo-catalyzed ROP in one-pot, and successfully synthesized poly(L-lactide)-b-poly(methyl methacrylate) (PLA-b-PMMA) diblock copolymers. The structure of the block copolymers is confirmed by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).

Graphical abstract: One-pot synthesis of poly(l-lactide)-b-poly(methyl methacrylate) block copolymers

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 Dec 2014
Accepted
22 Apr 2015
First published
22 Apr 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 38243-38247

Author version available

One-pot synthesis of poly(L-lactide)-b-poly(methyl methacrylate) block copolymers

J. Song, J. Xu, S. Pispas and G. Zhang, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 38243 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA17202G

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