Abstract
New thermoresponsive polydisulfides of POEOMA multiblocks linked with disulfide bonds having redox-responsive properties are reported. These POEOMA-multisegmented polydisulfides were synthesized by a new method employing a combined RAFT/aminolysis and reversible thiol-disulfide redox reaction that centers on the synthesis of new disulfide-labeled difunctional RAFT agent. RAFT polymerization proceeded in living fashion, yielding well-defined POEOMA copolymers with middle disulfides and terminal RAFT species. They were then used as precursors for thiol-disulfide polyexchange induced by aminolysis and reductive reaction followed by oxidation: these polydisulfides with different molecular weights and end groups ex hibited tunable thermoresponsive properties and thiol-responsive degradation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1528-1534 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Macromolecular Rapid Communications |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 Sept 26 |
Keywords
- LCST
- RAFT
- aminolysis
- disulfide-thiol exchange
- polydisulfides
- stimuli-sensitive polymers
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Organic Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry