ISSN:
1022-1352
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Physics
Notes:
A series of mono- and bifunctional polystyrenes (1 c and 1′c) having 1-methylpyrrolidinium salt end groups were prepared through sequential derivatization, i.e., tosylation and quaternization reactions, of prepolymers having 3-hydroxypropyl groups (1 a and 1′a) produced by end-capping reactions of the relevant living polymers. The 1-methylpyrrolidinium salt end group was found to undergo a selective ring-opening reaction at 100°C by nucleophilic attack of a benzoate counter anion introduced by ion-exchange reaction. The ion-coupling reaction of 1 c and 1′c with poly(styrene-co-acrylate salt) was found to take place upon coprecipitation of an equimolar mixture into methanol to afford ionically linked pseudo-graft and network products, respectively. The subsequent heat treatment, converting the ionic bond into a covalent one, results in branched and crosslinked polystyrene with predetermined structural parameters.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/macp.1997.021980234
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