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Synthesis of Activated Ester Functional Polyesters through Light‐Induced [4+4] Cycloaddition Polymerization
Author(s) -
Baysak Elif,
Durmaz Hakan,
Tunca Umit,
Hizal Gurkan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
macromolecular chemistry and physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1521-3935
pISSN - 1022-1352
DOI - 10.1002/macp.201600572
Subject(s) - polymer chemistry , polymerization , moiety , chemistry , benzylamine , gel permeation chromatography , cycloaddition , differential scanning calorimetry , amide , polymer , copolymer , organic chemistry , catalysis , physics , thermodynamics
A combination of light‐induced [4+4] cycloaddition polymerization and activated ester substitution reaction is demonstrated as a new method to obtain novel polymeric structures. Bis‐anthracene functionalized compound involving perfluorophenyl ester moiety namely, bisanthracenyl‐PFPE, is prepared by an esterification reaction, then polymerized under UV light irradiated at 365 nm. The resulting polymer is reacted with a variety of amine compounds namely allylamine, benzylamine, furfurylamine, and propargylamine, under mild conditions. Quantitative conversions of perfluorophenyl ester groups into the respective amide groups as well as the thermal behaviors of all polymers are revealed by using various spectroscopic measurements such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT‐IR), gel permeation chromatography, NMR, and differential scanning calorimetry.