A triple carboxylic acid-functionalized RAFT agent platform for the elaboration of well-defined telechelic 3-arm star PDMAc

Belal, K., Poitras-Jolicoeur, S., Lyskawa, J., Pembouong, G., Cooke, G. , Woisel, P. and Stoffelbach, F. (2016) A triple carboxylic acid-functionalized RAFT agent platform for the elaboration of well-defined telechelic 3-arm star PDMAc. Chemical Communications, 52(9), pp. 1847-1850. (doi: 10.1039/c5cc09684g) (PMID:26670290)

Abstract

This communication describes the synthesis of a triple acid-functionalized RAFT agent and its use to prepare well-defined 3-arm star polymers of N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMAc). A simple esterification reaction allowed the convenient integration of three electron-rich naphthalene recognition units on the RAFT agent platform and subsequently the elaboration of a naphthalene end-decorated telechelic 3-arm star PDMAc. This functionalized star polymer was further exploited to build a hydrogel with a complementary homoditopic host unit featuring tetracationic macrocycle cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene) units.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: FS and PWthank the ANR (STRAPA project, ANR-12-BS08-0005) for funding.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Cooke, Professor Graeme
• Authors: Belal, K., Poitras-Jolicoeur, S., Lyskawa, J., Pembouong, G., Cooke, G., Woisel, P., and Stoffelbach, F.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry
• Journal Name: Chemical Communications
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• ISSN: 1359-7345
• ISSN (Online): 1364-548X
• Published Online: 07 December 2015
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2016 The Royal Society of Chemistry
• First Published: First published in Chemical Communications 52(9): 1847-1850
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy