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Poly(2‐oxazoline)s based on fatty acids
Author(s) -
Hoogenboom Richard
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
european journal of lipid science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.614
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1438-9312
pISSN - 1438-7697
DOI - 10.1002/ejlt.201000122
Subject(s) - oxazoline , cationic polymerization , chemistry , amphiphile , polymer chemistry , alkyl , polymerization , monomer , ring opening polymerization , organic chemistry , copolymer , polymer , catalysis
Poly(2‐oxazoline)s are an interesting class of synthetic poly(amide)s that can be prepared by living cationic ring‐opening polymerization. The properties of poly(2‐oxazoline)s can be tuned by variation of the 2‐substituent of the 2‐oxazoline monomer. In this contribution the utilization of fatty acids as side chains for poly(2‐oxazoline)s is highlighted. The incorporation of such long aliphatic side‐chains results in hydrophobic crystalline poly(2‐oxazoline)s that are often applied for the preparation of amphiphilic structures as well as for low surface energy and low adhesive coatings. The most popular fatty‐acid based poly(2‐oxazoline)s are the saturated poly(2‐nonyl‐2‐oxazoline) and poly(2‐undecyl‐2‐oxazoline) as well as the unsaturated poly(2‐decenyl‐2‐oxazoline) and poly(2‐“soy alkyl”‐2‐oxazoline).