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Synthesis of Block Copolymers with a Pentasilane Core
Author(s) -
Morisaki Yasuhiro,
Otaka Hiromichi,
Naka Kensuke,
Chujo Yoshiki
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.200800788
Subject(s) - copolymer , polymer chemistry , amphiphile , monomer , polymerization , polymer , methacrylate , materials science , living polymerization , block (permutation group theory) , alkyl , anionic addition polymerization , chemistry , radical polymerization , organic chemistry , composite material , geometry , mathematics
We report a new method for the synthesis of block copolymers with a pentasilane core by the polymerization of alkyl methacrylate monomers using the pentasilyl dianion as an initiator. The polymerization proceeded with living features and yielded the corresponding block copolymers with controlled molecular weights. The amphiphilic block copolymer was obtained by the polymer reaction, and it formed sphere‐like aggregates in MeOH/H 2 O solution.