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. 2022 Jun 21;12(28):18144–18153. doi: 10.1039/d2ra02224a

Synthesis of P(St17-co-DMAEA13)-b-PPEGA90 (1) and PSt37-b-PPEGA82 (2) via chain extension with PEGAa.

Symble x PEGA b Yieldc (%) m d k d n d M n,NMR e M n (Mw/Mn)f
1 0.49 43 17 13 90 47 400 16 000 (1.25)
2 0.68 57 37 0 82 44 000 15 000 (1.21)
a

[PEGA]0/[P(Stk-co-DMAEAm) macroCTA]0/[AIBN]0 = 100/1/0.2; polym. solv., 1,4-dioxane; polym. temp., 60 °C; polym. time, 24 h.

b

Conversion of PEGA (xPEGA) determined by 1H NMR spectroscopy.

c

Isolated yield.

d

Number average degree of polymerization of St (m), DMAEA (k) and PEGA (n) determined by 1H and 19F NMR spectroscopies using cross reference.

e

Number average molecular mass calculated using the k, m and n values considering the mass of CF3-CPADB.

f

Number average molecular mass and dispersity determined by SEC using polystyrene standards.