Synthesis and characterization of novel acid-sensitive tert-butyl methacrylate and isobutyl methacrylate containing star-shaped polymers

Timothy Edward Long; Lars Kilian; Zhen He Wang; Alan R. Esker

doi:10.1117/12.446778

Synthesis and characterization of novel acid-sensitive tert-butyl methacrylate and isobutyl methacrylate containing star-shaped polymers

Timothy Edward Long^*, Lars Kilian, Zhen He Wang, Alan R. Esker

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Abstract

Star-shaped polymers containing poly(isobutyl methacrylate) (iBMA) and poly(tert-butyl methacrylate) (t-BMA) arms coupled to a 2,5-dimethyl-2,5-hexanediol dimethacrylate (DHDMA) core were synthesized using arm-first living anionic polymerization. Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) indicated that coupling efficiencies were high and coupled products exhibited a monomodal molecular weight distribution. The star-shaped polymer number-average molecular weights were 8-10 times higher than the precursor arm molecular weights. The ratio of coupling reagent to living chain end concentration controlled the molecular weight of the star-shaped polymer and the number of coupled arms. The molecular weight distributions of the star-shaped polymers ranged from 1.5-2.0. Due to the labile tertiary-butyl esters contained in the DHDMA cores, these star-shaped polymers were readily hydrolyzed in the presence of acid catalysts. For example, poly(iBMA) star-shaped polymers were hydrolytically stable at 25 °C and hydrolyzed readily at 65 °C in the presence of hydrochloric acid. In addition, the poly(t-BMA) containing star-shaped polymers degraded under similar conditions. The degradation process for the iBMA and t-BMA containing star-shaped polymers was confirmed using ¹H NMR spectroscopy, and poly(iBMA)-block-poly(methacrylic acid) and poly(methacrylic acid) were obtained, respectively.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	65-74
Number of pages	10
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	4512
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.446778
Publication status	Published - 2001 Dec 1
Externally published	Yes
Event	Complex Adaptive Structures - Hutchinson Island, FL, United States Duration: 2001 Jun 4 → 2001 Jun 6

Keywords

Anionic polymerization
Coupling
Degradable
Hydrolysis
Methacrylate
Star-shaped polymer
Synthesis

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Condensed Matter Physics

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Synthesis and characterization of novel acid-sensitive tert-butyl methacrylate and isobutyl methacrylate containing star-shaped polymers. / Long, Timothy Edward; Kilian, Lars; Wang, Zhen He et al.

In: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 4512, 01.12.2001, p. 65-74.

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