Synthesis of water soluble metalloporphyrin-cored amphiphilic star block copolymer photocatalysts for an environmental application

Kie Yong Cho, Hyun Ji Kim, Xuan Huy Do, Jin Young Seo, Jae Woo Choi, Sang Hyup Lee, Ho Gyu Yoon, Seung Sang Hwang, Kyung Youl Baek

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    Abstract

    Two series of water-soluble metalloporphyrin-cored amphiphilic star block copolymers were synthesized by controlled radical polymerizations such as atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT), which gave eight amphiphilic block copolymer arm chains consisting of poly(n-butyl acrylate-b-poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacylate) (PnBA-b-PEGMEMA, Mn,GPC = 78,000, Mw/Mn = 1.2, 70 wt% of PPEGMEMA) and poly(styrene-b-2-dimethylamino ethyl acrylate) (PS-b-PDMAEA, Mn,GPC = 83,000, Mw/Mn = 1.2, 67 wt% of PDMAEA), yielding porphyrin(Pd)-(PnBA-b-PPEGMEMA)8 and porphyrin(Pd)-(PS-b-PDMAEA)8, respectively. Obtained metalloporphyrin polymer photocatalysts were homogeneously solubilized in water to apply to the removal of chlorophenols in water, and was distinguished from conventional water-insoluble small molecular metalloporphyrin photocatalysts. Notably, we found that the water-soluble star block copolymers with hydrophobic–hydrophilic core–shell structures more effectively decomposed the chlorophenol, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP), in water under visible light irradiation (k = 1.39 h−1, t1/2 = 0.5 h) in comparison to the corresponding water-soluble star homopolymer, because the hydrophobic core near the metalloporphyrin effectively captured and decomposed the hydrophobic chlorophenols in water.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)4663-4684
    Number of pages22
    JournalResearch on Chemical Intermediates
    Volume44
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2018 Aug 1

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    Keywords

    • Amphiphilic star block copolymers
    • Chlorophenols
    • Living radical polymerizations
    • Metalloporphyrins
    • Photocatalysis

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemistry

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