Metal-free catalyzed ring-opening polymerization and block copolymerization of ω-pentadecalactone using amino-ended initiators
Metal-free catalysis was successfully applied to polymerize ω-pentadecalactone (PDL) by ring-opening polymerization (ROP) using several amino-ended initiators, namely hexylamine, allylamine and O,O′-bis(3-aminopropyl)diethylene glycol. This polymerization method was suitable to prepare telechelic po...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repositorio: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/135072 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/135072 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2018.09.006 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Amphiphilic block copolymer nanoparticles Amphiphilic block copolymers Enzymatic ring-opening polymerization Macrolactones polymerization Polyethyleneglycol-polyester copolymers |
| Sumario: | Metal-free catalysis was successfully applied to polymerize ω-pentadecalactone (PDL) by ring-opening polymerization (ROP) using several amino-ended initiators, namely hexylamine, allylamine and O,O′-bis(3-aminopropyl)diethylene glycol. This polymerization method was suitable to prepare telechelic polyesters carrying functional-end groups. The technique was then extended to the synthesis of block copolymers by ROP of PDL using bisamino-ended poly(ethylene glycol) (Mn = 2600) as macroinitiator. PPDLx-PEG56-PPDLx triblock copolymers with Mn ranging between ∼4000 and ∼90,000 g ·mol−1 were synthesized and extensively characterized by NMR, DSC, TGA and XRD. The amphiphilic copolymers thus produced were demonstrated to be able to self-assemble in nanoparticles with average diameters of ∼100–200 nm and morphologies highly depending on blocks lengths. The described synthetic route distinguishes in providing “clean” amphiphilic copolymers, which are attractive candidates for biomedical applications. |
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