A triple carboxylic acid-functionalized RAFT agent platform for the elaboration of well-defined telechelic 3-arm star PDMAc. Issue 9 (15th December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Belal, K.; Poitras-Jolicoeur, S.; Lyskawa, J.; Pembouong, G.; Cooke, G.; Woisel, P.; Stoffelbach, F.
• Is Part Of: Chemical communications. Volume 52:Issue 9(2016)
• Page Start: 1847
• Page End: 1850
• Publication Date: 2015-12-15
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1039/c5cc09684g
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-7345

Abstract

Abstract : This communication describes the synthesis of a triple acid-functionalized RAFT agent and its use to prepare well-defined 3-arm star polymers of N, N -dimethylacrylamide (DMAc). Abstract : This communication describes the synthesis of a triple acid-functionalized RAFT agent and its use to prepare well-defined 3-arm star polymers of N, N -dimethylacrylamide (DMAc). A simple esterification reaction allowed the convenient integration of three electron-rich naphthalene recognition units on the RAFT agent platform and subsequently the elaboration of a naphthalene end-decorated telechelic 3-arm star PDMAc. This functionalized star polymer was further exploited to build a hydrogel with a complementary homoditopic host unit featuring tetracationic macrocycle cyclobis(paraquat- p -phenylene) units.