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A Green Approach for the Synthesis and Thiol‐ene Modification of Alkene Functio1489lized Poly(2‐oxazoline)s
Author(s) -
Kempe Kristian,
Hoogenboom Richard,
Schubert Ulrich S.
Publication year - 2011
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.201100271
Subject(s) - oxazoline , cationic polymerization , ene reaction , polymer chemistry , copolymer , alkene , surface modification , monomer , polymerization , thiol , ring opening polymerization , chemistry , polymer , materials science , organic chemistry , catalysis
The bulk polymerization of 2‐(dec‐9‐enyl)‐2‐oxazoline ( DecEnOx ), a fatty acid‐based monomer for the cationic ring‐opening polymerization, is reported. Furthermore, under optimal conditions, namely microwave heating at 100 °C, the bulk copolymerization with 2‐ethyl‐2‐oxazoline yielded well‐defined copolymers. Due to its pendant alkene groups DecEnOx ‐based polymers possess the potential to be modified in efficient thiol‐ene reactions. The functionalization with thiols, e.g., dodecanethiol and 2,3,4,6‐tetra‐ O ‐acetyl‐1‐thio‐ β ‐ D ‐glycopyranose in “green” solvents is demonstrated.