Hyperbranched azo-polymers synthesized by acyclic diene metathesis polymerization of an AB2 monomer

Ding Liang, Zhang Liya, Han Huijing, Huang Wei, Song Chunmei, Xie Meiran, Zhang Yiqun

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Abstract

A novel hyperbranched azo-polymer was prepared by a ruthenium-based catalyst RuCl2(PCy3)(SIMes)(CHPh) using acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymerization of an AB2 monomer, 4-undecylenyloxycarbonyl- 40-[bis(2-ethyl acrylate)amino]azobenzene, which was synthesized from the esterification reaction between N,N-bis(2-ethyl acrylate)aniline and 4-carboxy-40-[bis(2-ethyl acrylate)amino] azobenzene. The monomer and polymer were characterized by mass spectrometer, elemental analysis, IR, UV-vis, and NMR measurements. The produced polymers have molecular weights within 5.83 and 23.5 kDa, and their polydispersity indices range from 1.73 to 1.86 by multiangle laser light scattering-gel permeation chromatography (MALLS-GPC). The hyperbranched azo-polymer underwent efficient photoisomerization from trans to cis as observation in UV-vis spectroscopy. The degree of branching (DB) was determined by using 1H NMR spectroscopy and the values ranged from 0.57 to 0.45.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5036-5042
Number of pages7
JournalMacromolecules
Volume42
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Jul 2009

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