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Templating Polymerization of Dodecylammonium Surfactants with Polymerizable (Meth)acrylate Counter Ions
Author(s) -
Hartmann Patrice C.,
Sanderson Ronald D.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.200550718
Subject(s) - polymerization , counterion , acrylate , methacrylate , lamellar structure , polymer chemistry , materials science , lyotropic , chemical engineering , chemistry , copolymer , phase (matter) , organic chemistry , polymer , ion , liquid crystalline , engineering , composite material
Both dodecylammonium acrylate (I) and dodecylammonium methacrylate (II) are reactive surfactants in which the polymerizable group is the organic counterion. Templating polymerization of I and II from the lyotropic liquid crystalline (LLC) lamellar phase was successfully performed with conservation of the supramolecular structure. A 20 wt% aqueous solution of II formed cubic bicontinuous phases, even upon addition of divinyl benzene (DVB). Polymerization from the cubic phases was attempted without and with DVB (3 wt%). Bicontinuous cubic phases always evolved toward lamellar structures upon polymerization.