Synthesis and characterization of polyacetals and NMR study on its degradation kinetics

  • Jie Shu*
  • , Min Peng
  • , Jia Hui Yu
  • , Shu Fang Luo
  • , Lei Yu
  • , Qun Chen
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

With p-TSA as catalyst, four different types of polyacetals (PA1, PA2, PA3, PA4) were synthesized with amino-protected serinol, tri(ethylene glycol) divinyl ether and PEG2000 in different molar ratios. The structure of the resultant polyacetal was characterized with 1H NMR. The degradation process of the copolymers was monitored via 1H NMR in pH = 7.4, 6.5, 5.7 PBS and pH = 4.7, 4.1, 3.8 acetic buffer, respectively. It was found that the degradation reaction in acidic buffer of PA3 obeyed the first order kinetics equation. With decreasing pH values of the buffer solution, the degradation rate constant increases and the half-life decreases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1398-1402
Number of pages5
JournalKao Teng Hsueh Hsiao Hua Heush Hsueh Pao/ Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities
Volume28
Issue number7
StatePublished - Jul 2007

Keywords

  • Degradation kinetics
  • First order kinetics
  • H NMR
  • Synthesis of polyacetals

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