Synthesis of well-defined polystyrene with multi-functional end groups utilizing cyclotriphosphazene

Autor: Tomoyuki Itaya, Sadao Negayama, Minoru Sugiyama, Kenzo Inoue
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: Macromolecular Rapid Communications. 18:225-231
ISSN: 1521-3927
1022-1336
DOI: 10.1002/marc.1997.030180303
Popis: Telechelic polystyrenes with five benzyl chloride moieties at the polymer end (PSt-E) were prepared by coupling reaction of polystyryllithium with hexakis(4-chloromethyl-phenoxy)cyclotriphosphazene (4). The coupling reaction occurs almost quantitatively and unfavorable side reactions were not operative. When a mole ratio [4]/[sec-BuLi] = 9.3 was used, polystyrenes with cyclophosphazene carrying five benzyl chloride moieties at the polymer end (PSt-E) were obtained in more than 90% yield, which have narrow and predictable molecular weights (Mw/Mn = 1.05). A star shaped polystyrene with phosphazene core could also be prepared by using excess polystyryl anions.
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