Issue 10, 2011
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Polymer Chemistry

Synthesis of diblock copolymers bearing p-methoxyphenacyl side groups

Olivier Bertrand,a   Jean-François Gohy*a  and  Charles-André Fustin*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Bio- and Soft Matter (BSMA), Université catholique de Louvain, Place L. Pasteur 1, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
E-mail: charles-andre.fustin@uclouvain.be, jean-francois.gohy@uclouvain.be

Abstract

This contribution reports on the synthesis of light-responsive diblock copolymers containing para-methoxyphenacyl photocleavable side groups. The synthetic strategy consists in the direct polymerization of p-methoxyphenacyl methacrylate by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. Several catalytic systems have been screened to synthesize poly(p-methoxyphenacyl methacrylate) in a controlled way. In a second step, diblock copolymers containing a poly(p-methoxyphenacyl methacrylate) block and a block composed of either polystyrene, poly(tert-butyl acrylate) or poly(methyl methacrylate) have been synthesized to evidence the possibility of preparing copolymers with monomers belonging to the three main categories. The cleavage of the p-methoxyphenacyl moieties in solution has been finally demonstrated.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of diblock copolymers bearing p-methoxyphenacyl side groups

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C1PY00194A
Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 May 2011
Accepted
05 Jun 2011
First published
08 Jul 2011

Polym. Chem., 2011,2, 2284-2292

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Synthesis of diblock copolymers bearing p-methoxyphenacyl side groups

O. Bertrand, J. Gohy and C. Fustin, Polym. Chem., 2011, 2, 2284 DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00194A

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