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Macromolecular engineering on the basis of the polymerization of 2‐oxazolines
Author(s) -
Saegusa T.,
Chujo Y.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
makromolekulare chemie. macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 0258-0322
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19910510103
Subject(s) - polymerization , polymer , ionic polymerization , macromolecule , polymer chemistry , ionic bonding , oxazoline , materials science , self healing hydrogels , reversible addition−fragmentation chain transfer polymerization , chain transfer , chemical engineering , chemistry , reaction mechanism , living polymerization , polymer science , radical polymerization , organic chemistry , catalysis , ion , biochemistry , engineering
Abstract Ring‐opening polymerization of 2‐methyl‐2‐oxazoline produces poly( N ‐acetylethylenimine). This polymerization reaction proceeds in living mechanism under appropriate reaction conditions. The resulting polymer has high hydrophilicity and good compatibility with other organic polymers. On the basis of these characteristic properties, i.e., high hydrophilicity and the cleanness of polymerization reaction, the following three functional polymers have been explored. 1. Non‐ionic hydrogels, 2. Non‐ionic surfactants, 3. Molecular hybrid with silica gel.