Novel Glycopolymer Brushes via ATRP: 1. Synthesis and Characterization

The synthesis and characterization of a series of glycopolymer brushes with P(methyl 6‐ O ‐methacryloyl‐α‐ D ‐glucoside) (P(6‐ O ‐MMAGIc)) side chains (SCs) is reported. The formation of well‐defined glycopolymer brushes is confirmed by 1 H NMR spectroscopy and size exclusion chromatography (SEC) with a MALLS detector. Four multifunctional macroinitiators with different topologies and molar masses are prepared. The P(6‐ O ‐MMAGIc) SCs are cleaved from the backbone and analyzed by 1 H NMR and SEC–MALLS, which further confirmed the synthesis of well‐defined glycopolymer brushes. The grafting efficiency of P(6‐ O ‐MMAGIc) from the different macroinitiators are determined to be in the range 0.37 < f < 0.55.