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Synthesis and post-polymerization modification of poly(pentafluorophenyl methacrylate) brushes

Guenay, Kemal Arda
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Schuewer, Nicolas
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Klok, Harm-Anton  
2012
Polymer Chemistry

Post-polymerization modification is a powerful strategy to endow polymers with functional groups that cannot be incorporated via direct polymerization. This manuscript explores the reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (RAFT) of pentafluorophenyl methacrylate (PFMA) to prepare active ester containing polymer brushes and investigates the feasibility and versatility of these reactive thin polymer films towards post-polymerization modification with a variety of amines. Post-polymerization modification of the PPFMA brushes was studied with FTIR and XPS and was found to proceed with near-quantitative conversion for most of the investigated amines. As they combine a high reactivity towards a broad range of amines with a good hydrolytic stability and swelling in a broad range of organic solvents, these PPFMA brushes represent an attractive platform for the preparation of libraries of functional polymer brushes via post-polymerization modification.

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research article
DOI
10.1039/c2py20162c
Web of Science ID

WOS:000305964400033

Author(s)
Guenay, Kemal Arda
Schuewer, Nicolas
Klok, Harm-Anton  
Date Issued

2012

Published in
Polymer Chemistry
Volume

3

Start page

2186

End page

2192

Subjects

Transfer Radical Polymerization

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Chain Transfer Polymerization

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Raft Polymerization

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Postpolymerization Modification

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Ultraviolet-Radiation

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Silica Nanoparticles

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Click Chemistry

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Surface

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Temperature

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Polymers

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