Synthesis of chain end functionalized poly(ester)s by organic catalysis as a powerful tool for block copolymer construction

POLY 259

Andrew P. Dove, a.p.dove@warwick.ac.uk, Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
The living ring-opening polymerization of lactide by bifunctional and dual component thiourea-amine catalysts has been used to synthesize a range of poly(lactic acid)s with specific chain end functionality. The specificity of this functionalization has been demonstrated by NMR and MALDI-ToF analysis. Suitable initiators have been applied to synthesize polymerrs with end groups that enable the synthesis of both synthetic and biohybrid block copolymers.
 

Polymers from Renewable Resources
8:20 AM-11:45 AM, Monday, August 20, 2007 Westin Boston Waterfront -- Douglas, Oral

Division of Polymer Chemistry

The 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 19-23, 2007