Controllable and facile synthesis of poly(2-oxazoline)s using trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate as the initiator. Issue 9 (9th February 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhou, Min; Ji, Zhemin; Xiao, Ximian; Liu, Longqiang; Cui, Ruxin; Luo, Zhengjie; Cong, Zihao; Liu, Runhui
• Is Part Of: Polymer chemistry. Volume 14:Issue 9(2023)
• Page Start: 1064
• Page End: 1071
• Publication Date: 2023-02-09
• Subjects: Polymers -- Periodicals; Macromolecules -- Periodicals; Polymerization -- Periodicals; 547.705
• DOI: 10.1039/d2py01332k
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1759-9954

Abstract

Abstract : Controllable and facile 2-oxazolines polymerization was demonstrated using TMSOTf as the initiator, which will contribute to the functional study and application of poly(2-oxazoline)s with diversified structures. Abstract : Poly(2-oxazoline)s have received more and more attention in biomedical fields for their hydrophilicity and excellent biocompatibility. Poly(2-oxazoline)s can act as functional peptide mimics and promising substitutes for polyethylene glycol. Therefore, it is of great importance to develop new polymerization methods for the synthesis of functional poly(2-oxazoline)s with diverse structures. Herein, we report a controllable and facile synthesis of poly(2-oxazoline)s using trimethylsilyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (TMSOTf) as the initiator. This polymerization presents temperature-dependent characteristics, showing a decrease in polymerization time from a week to hours by increasing the reaction temperature. Based on TMSOTf-initiated polymerization, poly(2-oxazoline)s were obtained in a controllable way with expected chain length, variable side chain functional groups and narrow dispersities. This living polymerization on 2-oxazolines also enables facile synthesis of statistical and block copolymers of poly(2-oxazoline) and will contribute to the functional study and application of poly(2-oxazoline).