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End Functionalized Polymers
(FORTH / University of Athens)


Molecular Characteristics Of End Functionalized Block Copolymers (Amino Precursors / Zwitterionic)


Polymer

Mw . 10-3

Mn . 10-3

Mw/Mn

% wt PS

Quantity (g) (N/Zw)

NIS-2/Zw

54.9

53.8

1.07

29

1.2/5.3

NIS-7/Zw

37.4

32.8

1.07

30

3.3/2

NIS-3/Zw

24.4

22.5

1.07

28

2/1

NIS-8/Zw

9.1

8.3

1.08

27

-/0.8

NIS-6/Zw

6.2

5.1

1.1

16

2.5/1.3

NIS-5F/Zw

42.6

37.5

1.07

27

1.4/0.9

NIS-4F/Zw

18.8

17.0

1.07

30

2.3/1.4

NIS-3F/Zw

14.9

13.4

1.1

32

1.5/-

NIS-2F/Zw

11.4

10.4

1.1

32

1.4/1.1

NIS-1/Zw

76.3

70.2

1.06

36

0.3/1.4




Linear copolymers PS-PI-C60

Sample Mn . 10-3
(PS) a
Mw/Mn
(PS) a
Mn .10-3(PS-PI) a Mw/Mn
(PS-PI)a
Mn.10-3
(total) a
Mn .10-3
(total) b
% PS c Mw/Mn
totala
Quantity (g)
PS-PI-C60 15K 11.5 1.02 15.7 1.02 15.7 - 71.9 1.03 3.0
PS-PI-C60 35K 18 1.04 24.5 1.04 24.5 37 70 1.04 3.0

a : SEC in THF
b : MO in toluene at 37ºC
c : 1H NMR in CDCl3



a,w- Endfunctionalized Triblocks Of Styrene (S), Isoprene (I) And Methylmethacrylate (MMA)

Sample Mn PS . 10-3 Mn PS-b-PI
. 10-3
PS-b-PI-b-PMMA
. 10-3

% wt e

Mw /Mna Quantity (g)
PS PI PMMA
SIM 1 4.3 a 3.9 b 8.9 e 12.9 e 36.0 33.1 30.9 1.08 1.0
SIM 2 9.9 a 9.7 b 19.7 a 29.2 d 33.7 f 33.2 34.3 32.5 1.05 1.0
SIM 3 12.9 a 13.3 b 40.3 d 57.2 d 62.3 f 37.4 34.8 27.8 1.1 1.0
SIM 4 20.5 a 18.9 b 39.9 d 55.8 d 60.7 f 33.5 34.6 31.9 1.08 1.0
SIM 5 22.7 a 23.2 b 29.9 d 38.9 d 42.8 f 60.2 17.9 21.9 1.06 1.0
SIM 6 28.4 a 29.7 b 36.6 d 42.6 d 46.4 f 76.3 14.2 9.5 1.10 1.0
SIM 7 35.9 a 3.0 d 38.5 d 44.7 d 51.4 f 80.1 12.3 7.6 10.9 1.0

a : SEC in CHCl3/ET3N at 25ºC
b : MALDI - TOF
c : SEC- MALLS in CHCl3/ET3N at 25ºC
d : MO in toluene at 30ºC
e : 1H NMR in CDCl3 at 25ºC
f : Mw from LALLS in THF at 30ºC



End-Functionalized Copolymers Of Styrene, Isoprene With Sulfonic Group

Sample Mn (branch)a
. 10-4
Mwb
. 10-4
A2
.103
Mnc
.10-4
A2
.103
% PS Quantity
(g)
SISu 70.40K 3.20 4.71 1.04 4.962 1.34 71 1.0
SISu 70.20K 1.44 1.86 1.34 --- --- 68 3.0
SISu 70.15K 1.21 1.75 1.27 --- --- 71 1.5
SISu 70.10K 0.69 0.96 2.30 --- --- 75 2.0
SISu 30.20K 1.20 1.78 1.46 1.61 2.34 36 1.5
ISSu 30.20K 1.65 2.18 2.18 2.09 1.97 31 3.0
ISSu 70.20K 0.75 1.95 1.24 --- --- 72 2.0


Su: Sulfonic group (e.g. SISu diblock copolymer of S, I with the Su group at the end of PI)

a
: Size Exclusion Chromatography
b: Static Light Scattering in THF (without the Su group)
c: Membrane Osmomettry in toluene
d: 1H NMR in CDCl3

bookSotiriou K, Pispas S, Hadjichristidis N Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 2004, 205 (1): 55
Effect of the end-positioning of a lithium sulfonate group on the aggregation and micellization behavior of omega-lithium sulfonate polystyrene-block-polyisoprenes

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